Tries to obtain
The crossword clue "Tries to obtain" is answered by SEEKS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SEEKS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEEKS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 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.
- BIDSFOR (1 uses in xd)
- GUNSFOR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SEEKS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SEEKS, most used first.
- Looks for - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- Tries to find - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Searches for - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes after - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Hunts for - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Is after - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Pursues - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Personal ad verb - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Is in the market for - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Verb in personal ads - 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.
- Tries out - TESTS, used 90 times
- Tries - STABS, used 19 times
- Tries - TESTS, used 19 times
- Tries to lose - DIETS, used 17 times
- Get ___ of (obtain) - AHOLD, used 16 times
- Second tries - REDOS, used 13 times
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