Makes amends (for)

The answer

ATONES

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATONES answer page.

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 6 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.

• EXPIATES (2 uses in xd)
• PUTSRIGHT (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
• Does penance - used 45 times, most recently in 2023
• Expiates - used 27 times, most recently in 2020
• Observes Yom Kippur - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Makes things right - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Is repentant - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Salves a guilty conscience - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Compensates - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Shows contrition - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Squares things - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Makes reparation - used 6 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.

• Take for granted - ASSUME, used 100 times
• Made amends - ATONED, used 81 times
• Fit for farming - ARABLE, used 76 times
• Get even for - AVENGE, used 69 times
• For each - APIECE, used 61 times
• Makes sense - ADDSUP, used 47 times

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