Gently persuade
The crossword clue "Gently persuade" is answered by COAX, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
COAX
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COAX answer page.
Used 23 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
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.
- Persuade - SWAY, used 30 times
- Float gently - WAFT, used 29 times
- Try to persuade - URGE, used 27 times
- Applies gently - DABS, used 22 times
- Throw gently - TOSS, used 22 times
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