__ up (admit the truth)
The crossword clue "__ up (admit the truth)" is answered by FESS, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
FESS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FESS answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for FESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by FESS, most used first.
- Own (up) - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- Come clean, with "up" - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ up (come clean) - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Admit, with "up" - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor Parker - used 26 times, most recently in 2006
- ___ up (admit guilt) - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Admit guilt, with "up" - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- ___ up (admit) - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Own (up to) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Parker of "Daniel Boone" - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- "Daniel Boone" star Parker - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Heraldic band. - used 7 times, most recently in 1995
- Admit the truth, with "up" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Concede, with "up" - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Parker of "Old Yeller" - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Parker who played Daniel Boone - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Spill the info (with "up") - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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