Serious
The crossword clue "Serious" is answered by EARNEST, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1924. 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
EARNEST
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EARNEST answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for EARNEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by EARNEST, most used first.
- Sincere - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Heartfelt - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- From the heart - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Sincerely zealous - 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.
- Most serious - GRAVEST, used 10 times
- "Be serious!" - GETREAL, used 9 times
- Was serious - MEANTIT, used 6 times
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