Attach a button, say

The answer

SEW

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEW answer page.

Used 15 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 4 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.

• SLEW (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SEW

Every other clue in this collection answered by SEW, most used first.

• Stitch - used 231 times, most recently in 2026
• Put in stitches - used 137 times, most recently in 2026
• Stitch up - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Darn - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Use needle and thread - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Work with needle and thread - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a Singer - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Baste - used 32 times, most recently in 2015
• Use a needle and thread - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a needle - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Stitch together - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some stitching - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some tailoring - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Attach a patch - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Wrap (up) - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Clinch, with "up" - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Darn things - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Do needlework - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some quilting - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Follow a pattern? - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Make a seam - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Make clothes - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Darn, e.g. - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Follow a pattern, perhaps - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Attach a patch, say - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Do tailoring - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Hem, but not haw - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Emulate Betsy Ross - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Give a darn? - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Work with thread - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Darn it - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some darning - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some embroidery - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some needlework - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Finalize, with "up" - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Embroider - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Make stitches - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• One way to follow a pattern - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• Suture - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Be in a bee - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Create seams - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Embroider, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Make darts, say - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Patch up - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Ply a needle - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Use the Singer - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Wield a needle - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Work with a needle - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Work with a Singer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some zigzags, perhaps - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Emulate Dorcas - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
• Finish (up) - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ up (clinch) - used 7 times, most recently in 2002
• Work on seams - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Attach, as a patch - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Do patchwork - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Follow a pattern, maybe - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Hem, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Make a quilt - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Make zigzags, maybe - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Monopolize, with "up" - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Patch, perhaps - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Work on a seam - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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