Takes exception
The crossword clue "Takes exception" is answered by DEMURS, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DEMURS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEMURS answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DEMURS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEMURS, most used first.
- Objects - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Voices an objection - used 6 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.
- Takes care of - SEESTO, used 113 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- Takes the helm - STEERS, used 43 times
- Takes as one's own - ADOPTS, used 29 times
- Without exception - TOAMAN, used 26 times
- Takes an oath - SWEARS, used 23 times
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