Gives it a go
The crossword clue "Gives it a go" is answered by TRIES, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TRIES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRIES answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 10 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.
- TRIESTO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRIES
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRIES, most used first.
- Attempts - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes an effort - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Samples - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Essays - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
- Endeavors - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Takes a stab at - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
- Gives it a whirl - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Has a go at - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes an attempt - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Takes a taste of - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Gives it a shot - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Efforts - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Takes a shot at - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Has a go - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Shots - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes a whack at - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Ventures - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Gives a hoot - CARES, used 62 times
- Gives temporarily - LENDS, used 56 times
- Gives up - CEDES, used 52 times
- Gives the go-ahead - OKAYS, used 26 times
- Gives off, as light - EMITS, used 25 times
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