Attempt to persuade
The crossword clue "Attempt to persuade" is answered by COAX, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2004. 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
COAX
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COAX answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for COAX
Every other clue in this collection answered by COAX, most used first.
- Cajole - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Wheedle - used 65 times, most recently in 2025
- Sweet-talk - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Persuade gently - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Persuade - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Gently persuade - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Soft-soap - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Inveigle - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Try to persuade - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Urge gently - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Persuade with flattery - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Attempt - STAB, used 223 times
- Attempt - SHOT, used 59 times
- Persuade - SWAY, used 30 times
- Try to persuade - URGE, used 27 times
- Take a __ at; attempt - STAB, used 25 times
- Second attempt - REDO, used 18 times
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