Braces (oneself)
The crossword clue "Braces (oneself)" is answered by STEELS, a 6-letter entry. Used 20 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. 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
STEELS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEELS answer page.
Used 20 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. 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 STEELS
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEELS, most used first.
- Hardens - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Fills with resolution - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Toughens - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Braces - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Makes tough - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Makes resolute - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Strengthens - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Disqualify (oneself) - RECUSE, used 12 times
- Brings upon oneself - INCURS, used 9 times
- Familiarize (oneself) - ORIENT, used 7 times
- Enjoyed oneself - HADFUN, used 6 times
- Stand up for (oneself) - ASSERT, used 6 times
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