Employ
The crossword clue "Employ" is answered by USE, a 3-letter entry. Used 414 times across 64 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 48 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
USE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USE answer page.
Used 414 times across 64 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 48 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- UTILIZE (16 uses in xd)
- ENGAGE (9 uses in xd)
- HIREON (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for USE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by USE, most used first.
- Take advantage of - used 339 times, most recently in 2026
- Put to work - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
- Work with - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
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- Web address - URL, used 196 times
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- Last (Abbr.) - ULT, used 171 times
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