Does penance
The crossword clue "Does penance" is answered by ATONES, a 6-letter entry. Used 45 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2023. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ATONES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATONES answer page.
Used 45 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2023. It appears in 18 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.
- FASTS (1 uses in xd)
- PAYSFORONESSINS (1 uses in xd)
- REPENTS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ATONES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATONES, most used first.
- Makes amends - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes up (for) - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
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