Take an oath
The crossword clue "Take an oath" is answered by SWEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 51 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SWEAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SWEAR answer page.
Used 51 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 15 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.
- PLEDGE (5 uses in xd)
- VOW (5 uses in xd)
- PROMISE (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
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- Take the honey and run - ELOPE, used 71 times
- Take effect - SETIN, used 58 times
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