Did penance
The crossword clue "Did penance" is answered by ATONED, a 6-letter entry. Used 19 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ATONED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATONED answer page.
Used 19 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- EXPIATED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ATONED
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATONED, most used first.
- Made amends - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Made up (for) - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
- Expiated - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
- Observed Yom Kippur - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Made amends (for) - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Made up - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Was penitent - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Does penance - ATONES, used 45 times
- Did salon work - STYLED, used 19 times
- Did as told - OBEYED, used 18 times
- Did lab work - TESTED, used 16 times
- Did over - REMADE, used 12 times
- Did, once - USEDTO, used 11 times
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