Called one's bluff
The crossword clue "Called one's bluff" is answered by DARED, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DARED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DARED answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DARED
Every other clue in this collection answered by DARED, most used first.
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- Had the nerve - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Took a risk - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Took a chance - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Was bold - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Ventured - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
- Had the gumption - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Had the courage - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Had the guts - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Threw down the gauntlet - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Acted boldly - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Defied - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Belled the cat - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Showed courage - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Took risks - used 7 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.
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- Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
- Blow one's top - ERUPT, used 95 times
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Speak one's mind - OPINE, used 54 times
- Got to one's feet - STOOD, used 45 times
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