Took risks

The answer

DARED

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

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 4 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.

• SKATEDONTHINICE (2 uses in xd)
• WALKEDONTHINICE (1 uses in xd)

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 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
• Called one's bluff - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Showed courage - used 7 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Took care of - SAWTO, used 79 times
• Took steps - ACTED, used 62 times
• Took an oath - SWORE, used 50 times
• Took on - HIRED, used 39 times
• Took the wheel - DROVE, used 37 times
• Took a nap - SLEPT, used 30 times

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