Essay
The crossword clue "Essay" is answered by ATTEMPT, a 7-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ATTEMPT
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATTEMPT answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 2 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.
- UNDERTAKE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ATTEMPT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATTEMPT, most used first.
- Try - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Have a go at - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Stab - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Endeavor - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Undertake - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Undertaking - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Generally - ASARULE, used 61 times
- On the line - ATSTAKE, used 61 times
- Eternal - AGELESS, used 57 times
- Unyielding - ADAMANT, used 56 times
- Side by side - ABREAST, used 54 times
- Fatty - ADIPOSE, used 50 times
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