Develop
The crossword clue "Develop" is answered by EVOLVE, a 6-letter entry. Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EVOLVE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EVOLVE answer page.
Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for EVOLVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by EVOLVE, most used first.
- Change over time - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Develop gradually - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Develop over time - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Change gradually - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Unfold - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
- Come about - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Develop slowly - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Change with the times - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Develop a liking for - TAKETO, used 12 times
- Develop into - BECOME, used 11 times
- Develop - EMERGE, used 9 times
- Develop - UNFOLD, used 8 times
- Develop choppers - TEETHE, used 6 times
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