Be bold
The crossword clue "Be bold" is answered by DARE, a 4-letter entry. Used 96 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
DARE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DARE answer page.
Used 96 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- GOBIG (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DARE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by DARE, most used first.
- Challenge - used 216 times, most recently in 2026
- Have the nerve - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
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