Stands up to
The crossword clue "Stands up to" is answered by DEFIES, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DEFIES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEFIES answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 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.
- OPPOSES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEFIES
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEFIES, most used first.
- Challenges - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Flies in the face of - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Studio stands - EASELS, used 19 times
- Art studio stands - EASELS, used 15 times
- Stands in a studio - EASELS, used 13 times
- Stands - ABIDES, used 10 times
- Artists' stands - EASELS, used 9 times
- Stands out - SHINES, used 9 times
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