Take a shine to
The crossword clue "Take a shine to" is answered by LIKE, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LIKE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LIKE answer page.
Used 26 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 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.
- BUFF (3 uses in xd)
- GLAZE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LIKE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LIKE, most used first.
- Similar to - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Enjoy - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Be fond of - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Take a fancy to - used 23 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.
- Take a break - REST, used 268 times
- Take five - REST, used 265 times
- Take a breather - REST, used 230 times
- Take on - HIRE, used 184 times
- Take it easy - REST, used 162 times
- Take care of - TEND, used 132 times
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