Didn't despair
The crossword clue "Didn't despair" is answered by HOPED, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HOPED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOPED answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 5 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.
- HELDOUTHOPE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HOPED
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOPED, most used first.
- Crossed one's fingers - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Had aspirations - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Was optimistic - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Wished - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Wished (for) - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- "I didn't do it!" - NOTME, used 28 times
- Didn't dine out - ATEIN, used 15 times
- Didn't exist - WASNT, used 13 times
- Didn't take any cards - STOOD, used 9 times
- Didn't usually. - USENT, used 9 times
- Didn't dillydally - ACTED, used 8 times
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