Give an edge to
The crossword clue "Give an edge to" is answered by HONE, a 4-letter entry. Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
HONE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HONE answer page.
Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. 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.
- SHARPEN (2 uses in xd)
- OUTERMOST (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HONE
Every other clue in this collection answered by HONE, most used first.
- Sharpen - used 498 times, most recently in 2026
- Make sharper - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharpen, as skills - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Whet - used 36 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Give a hoot - CARE, used 190 times
- Roof edge - EAVE, used 146 times
- Give temporarily - LEND, used 136 times
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Give a darn - CARE, used 119 times
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