Gives a darn
The crossword clue "Gives a darn" is answered by CARES, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CARES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CARES answer page.
Used 24 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CARES
Every other clue in this collection answered by CARES, most used first.
- Gives a hoot - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Is concerned - used 40 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.
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Gives temporarily - LENDS, used 56 times
- Gives up - CEDES, used 52 times
- Gave a darn - CARED, used 30 times
- Gives the go-ahead - OKAYS, used 26 times
- Gives off, as light - EMITS, used 25 times
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