Pay up
The crossword clue "Pay up" is answered by SETTLE, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SETTLE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SETTLE answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 6 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.
- FORKOVER (2 uses in xd)
- ABETISABET (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SETTLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SETTLE, most used first.
- Come to terms - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Agree out of court - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Avoid a trial - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Colonize - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Resolve - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Reach an agreement - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- End a lawsuit - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Put down roots - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Decide. - used 7 times, most recently in 1991
- Resolve, as a dispute - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Pay attention - LISTEN, used 37 times
- Pay no attention to - IGNORE, used 37 times
- One way to pay - INCASH, used 30 times
- Pay back - AVENGE, used 29 times
- Pay - SALARY, used 24 times
- Pay no heed to - IGNORE, used 20 times
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