Had the courage

The answer

DARED

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DARED answer page.

Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 8 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.

• Challenged - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• 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 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
• Called one's bluff - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• 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.

• In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
• To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
• Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
• Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
• In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
• Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times

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