Crosses one's fingers
The crossword clue "Crosses one's fingers" is answered by HOPES, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HOPES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOPES answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for HOPES
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOPES, most used first.
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- Great expectations - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ and dreams - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Is optimistic - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Wishes - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
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- "Fingers crossed!" - IHOPE, used 84 times
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Speak one's mind - OPINE, used 54 times
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