Defensive effort
The crossword clue "Defensive effort" is answered by STAND, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. 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
STAND
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAND answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for STAND
Every other clue in this collection answered by STAND, most used first.
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- Get up - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Tolerate - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Get to one's feet - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Put up with - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
- Rise - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Kiosk - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Endure - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
- Flea market unit - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Bear - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Easel, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Easel - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Lose a lap - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- Witness's place - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Place for a witness - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Small table. - used 8 times, most recently in 1968
- "Custer's Last ___" - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Abide - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Blackjack option - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Get off the couch - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Get on one's feet - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Lose one's lap - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Point of view - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Rise to one's feet - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Stomach - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Witness' spot - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
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.
- Throw with effort - HEAVE, used 57 times
- Put forth, as effort - EXERT, used 54 times
- Makes an effort - TRIES, used 35 times
- Put forth effort - EXERT, used 32 times
- Lift with effort - HEAVE, used 26 times
- Athlete's best effort - AGAME, used 23 times
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