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Not just given

Answer: EARNED - 6 letters

The crossword clue "Not just given" is answered by EARNED, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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EARNED

EARNED

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EARNED answer page.

6Times used
6Distinct years
2013Most recent year
3Publications

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EARNED

Every other clue in this collection answered by EARNED, most used first.

  • Merited - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
  • Deserved - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
  • Made - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
  • Worked for - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
  • Was worthy of - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
  • Part of ERA - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
  • Brought home - used 8 times, most recently in 2024

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