Some nerve?
The crossword clue "Some nerve?" is answered by OPTIC, a 5-letter entry. Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OPTIC
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPTIC answer page.
Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 10 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.
- THEIDEA (5 uses in xd)
- ALOTOFCHEEK (1 uses in xd)
- CHEEK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OPTIC
Every other clue in this collection answered by OPTIC, most used first.
- Eye-related - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Fiber-___ cable - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Vision-related - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Sight-related - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of nerve - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ nerve - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Of the eye - used 29 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.
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- Like some committees - ADHOC, used 68 times
- Caught some Z's - SLEPT, used 54 times
- Some messages - EMAIL, used 54 times
- Like some gases - INERT, used 48 times
- Some exams - ORALS, used 44 times
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