Carve

The answer

ETCH

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ETCH answer page.

Used 13 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. 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.

• INCISE (11 uses in xd)
• SCULPT (5 uses in xd)
• CUT (3 uses in xd)
• ENCHASE (1 uses in xd)
• ENGRAVE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ETCH

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

• Engrave - used 222 times, most recently in 2026
• Engrave with acid - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ A Sketch - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Carve in stone - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Make a lasting impression - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ A Sketch (drawing toy) - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Engrave deeply - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
• Draw with acid - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
• Carve in glass - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Make an impression - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Inscribe - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Work with acid - used 33 times, most recently in 2014
• Delineate - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Mark permanently - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Carve with acid - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Inscribe with acid - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Cut glass - used 18 times, most recently in 2017
• Impress deeply - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Do aquatints - used 16 times, most recently in 1996
• Cut with acid - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Make an engraving - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Design with acid - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Engrave on glass - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Leave a lasting impression - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Do art work - used 13 times, most recently in 1976
• Make a deep impression - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Practice an art. - used 13 times, most recently in 1968
• ___ A Sketch (classic toy) - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Outline clearly - used 12 times, most recently in 2010
• Permanently mark - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Impress clearly - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Leave an impression? - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Use acid - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Apply acid artistically - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Design on glass - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Emulate Durer - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Emulate Whistler - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
• Make printing plates - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Use acid for art - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Cut into metal - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Engrave, in a way - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Imprint clearly - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Mark for good - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Use acid to make art - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Carve into glass - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Engrave, as on glass - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Make an aquatint - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Mark indelibly - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Outline sharply - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Decorate a copperplate - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Draw on glass - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Imprint - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Incise - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Leave a good impression? - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Set in stone - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sharply outline - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Use acid artistically - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Write indelibly - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Write permanently - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Fix firmly - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Fix permanently - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a good impression? - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Set in stone, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• Otherwise - ELSE, used 1,353 times
• Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
• At any time - EVER, used 696 times
• Therefore - ERGO, used 684 times
• Gaelic - ERSE, used 679 times
• Raison d'___ - ETRE, used 658 times

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