Leave a good impression?

The answer

ETCH

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

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Carve - used 13 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
• 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.

• Leave out - OMIT, used 929 times
• ___ good example - SETA, used 133 times
• Leave speechless - STUN, used 93 times
• "The Good Earth" heroine - OLAN, used 92 times
• Leave off - OMIT, used 90 times
• Lasting impression - SCAR, used 84 times

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