Took a shine to
The crossword clue "Took a shine to" is answered by LIKED, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LIKED
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Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 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.
- FANCIED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LIKED
Every other clue in this collection answered by LIKED, most used first.
- Was fond of - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Enjoyed - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Popular - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Went for - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
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.
- Took care of - SAWTO, used 79 times
- Took steps - ACTED, used 62 times
- Took an oath - SWORE, used 50 times
- Took on - HIRED, used 39 times
- Took the wheel - DROVE, used 37 times
- Took a risk - DARED, used 36 times
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