Certain something
The crossword clue "Certain something" is answered by AURA, a 4-letter entry. Used 65 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AURA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AURA answer page.
Used 65 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 11 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.
- JENESAISQUOI (2 uses in xd)
- XFACTOR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AURA
Every other clue in this collection answered by AURA, most used first.
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- Mystical glow - used 178 times, most recently in 2026
- Emanation - used 117 times, most recently in 2022
- Surrounding glow - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Vibe - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Subtle glow - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Distinctive atmosphere - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Ambience - used 69 times, most recently in 2025
- Distinctive air - used 68 times, most recently in 2025
- Mysterious glow - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Invisible emanation - used 47 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Certain - SURE, used 160 times
- Does something - ACTS, used 55 times
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