Has the nerve
The crossword clue "Has the nerve" is answered by DARES, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DARES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DARES answer page.
Used 26 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 13 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.
- DARESTO (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for DARES
Every other clue in this collection answered by DARES, most used first.
- Challenges - used 90 times, most recently in 2025
- Ventures - used 22 times, most recently in 2016
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