Takes effect
The crossword clue "Takes effect" is answered by SETSIN, a 6-letter entry. Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SETSIN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SETSIN answer page.
Used 17 times across 14 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.
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Other clues for SETSIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by SETSIN, most used first.
- Begins - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- Arrives, as darkness - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
- Takes root - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Becomes established - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Becomes prevalent - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Takes hold - used 6 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.
- Takes care of - SEESTO, used 113 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- Takes the helm - STEERS, used 43 times
- Takes as one's own - ADOPTS, used 29 times
- Takes an oath - SWEARS, used 23 times
- Takes by force - WRESTS, used 21 times
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