Gives up
The crossword clue "Gives up" is answered by CEDES, a 5-letter entry. Used 52 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CEDES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CEDES answer page.
Used 52 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- QUITS (10 uses in xd)
- YIELDS (10 uses in xd)
- WAIVES (5 uses in xd)
- ABANDONS (3 uses in xd)
- RATSON (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for CEDES
Every other clue in this collection answered by CEDES, most used first.
- Hands over - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Relinquishes - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Yields - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Surrenders - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Gives over - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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 a hoot - CARES, used 62 times
- Gives temporarily - LENDS, used 56 times
- Gives the go-ahead - OKAYS, used 26 times
- Gives off, as light - EMITS, used 25 times
- Gives out - EMITS, used 25 times
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