Vain claim
The crossword clue "Vain claim" is answered by BOAST, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BOAST
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOAST answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BOAST
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOAST, most used first.
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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.
- To no ___ (in vain) - AVAIL, used 29 times
- "___ So Vain" - YOURE, used 19 times
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- Champion's claim - TITLE, used 9 times
- Claim of innocence - NOTME, used 9 times
- Suspect's claim - ALIBI, used 8 times
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