Made an effort
The crossword clue "Made an effort" is answered by STROVE, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STROVE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STROVE answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 8 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.
- STRIVEN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STROVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by STROVE, most used first.
- Tried hard - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Endeavored - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Tried mightily - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Worked hard - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Contended - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Made amends - ATONED, used 81 times
- Made level - EVENED, used 60 times
- Made over - REDONE, used 47 times
- Made up (for) - ATONED, used 38 times
- Made blank - ERASED, used 31 times
- Poorly made - SHODDY, used 21 times
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