Makes do
The crossword clue "Makes do" is answered by COPES, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
COPES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COPES answer page.
Used 24 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 10 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.
- MANAGES (3 uses in xd)
- GETSBY (2 uses in xd)
- SUBSISTS (1 uses in xd)
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.
- Makes level - EVENS, used 65 times
- "__ makes waste" - HASTE, used 51 times
- Makes simpler - EASES, used 48 times
- Makes less difficult - EASES, used 41 times
- Makes an effort - TRIES, used 35 times
- Makes - EARNS, used 28 times
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