Penitent
The crossword clue "Penitent" is answered by ATONER, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ATONER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATONER answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 4 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.
- CONTRITE (4 uses in xd)
- REPENTER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ATONER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATONER, most used first.
- Penitent person - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Yom Kippur observer - used 15 times, most recently in 2014
- Expiator - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- One making amends - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Penitent one - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Sorry sort - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- One who makes amends - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
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.
- Was penitent - ATONED, used 7 times
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