Engage
The crossword clue "Engage" is answered by HIRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 74 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HIRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HIRE answer page.
Used 74 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 10 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.
- ATTRACT (1 uses in xd)
- BOOK (1 uses in xd)
- EMPLOY (1 uses in xd)
- INVOLVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HIRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by HIRE, most used first.
- Take on - used 184 times, most recently in 2026
- Bring on board - used 141 times, most recently in 2026
- Put on the payroll - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Add to the payroll - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Add to the staff - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
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