Say it's so
The crossword clue "Say it's so" is answered by AVER, a 4-letter entry. Used 97 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AVER
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVER answer page.
Used 97 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026. 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ALLEGE (4 uses in xd)
- ASSERT (4 uses in xd)
- ASSURE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AVER
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AVER, most used first.
- Affirm - used 124 times, most recently in 2023
- State firmly - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- "Sad to say ..." - ALAS, used 250 times
- It's a long story - SAGA, used 161 times
- "What ___ can I say?" - ELSE, used 116 times
- Say it isn't so - DENY, used 113 times
- "You can say that again!" - AMEN, used 93 times
- "Now it's clear!" - ISEE, used 85 times
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