State firmly
The crossword clue "State firmly" is answered by AVER, a 4-letter entry. Used 113 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 16 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 113 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 16 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.
- ASSERT (10 uses in xd)
- DECLARE (2 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
- Say it's so - used 97 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.
- Beehive State - UTAH, used 166 times
- Corn Belt state - IOWA, used 154 times
- Agitated state - SNIT, used 118 times
- French state - ETAT, used 111 times
- Six-sided state - UTAH, used 106 times
- Cincinnati's state - OHIO, used 93 times
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