Brought about
The crossword clue "Brought about" is answered by CAUSED, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CAUSED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CAUSED answer page.
Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CAUSED
Every other clue in this collection answered by CAUSED, most used first.
- Made happen - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Led to - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Precipitated - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Brought up - REARED, used 104 times
- Up and about - ARISEN, used 53 times
- "It's about time!" - ATLAST, used 45 times
- Just about - ALMOST, used 44 times
- Bring about - INDUCE, used 26 times
- Brought to mind - EVOKED, used 25 times
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