Gives for a while
The crossword clue "Gives for a while" is answered by LENDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 21 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LENDS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LENDS answer page.
Used 21 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 14 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.
- LOANSOUT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LENDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LENDS, most used first.
- Gives temporarily - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Imparts - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
- Advances - used 29 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.
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
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