Fair ___

The answer

USE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USE answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 5 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.

• SOSO (87 uses in xd)
• EXPO (48 uses in xd)
• JUST (34 uses in xd)
• ALLS (15 uses in xd)
• BLOND (14 uses in xd)

Other clues for USE

Every other clue in this collection answered by USE, most used first.

• Employ - used 414 times, most recently in 2026
• Take advantage of - used 339 times, most recently in 2026
• Function - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
• Exploit - used 188 times, most recently in 2026
• Purpose - used 169 times, most recently in 2026
• Put to work - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
• Work with - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• Application - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Try out - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• Manipulate - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ it or lose it" - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ as directed" - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Put into service - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Bring into play - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Wear and tear - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• "What's the ___?" - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Press into service - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Apply - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Play for a sap - used 47 times, most recently in 2022
• Avail oneself of - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Draw upon - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• "It's no ___!" - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ only as directed" - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Find a purpose for - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ the Force, Luke" - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Utilize - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Consume - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• "Oh, what's the ___?" - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Put into practice - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Operate - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Call on - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Exercise - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Capitalize on - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Expend - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Put into play - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• __ NO HOOKS - used 28 times, most recently in 2019
• Employment - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Find a job for - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Take unfair advantage of - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Make the most of - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Bring to bear - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Deploy - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Custom - used 22 times, most recently in 2008
• Find a function for - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Take off the shelf - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Wield - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Deplete (with "up") - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Draw on - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Walk all over - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
• Play for a fool - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ your head!" - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Put into operation - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Play for a patsy - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Play for a sucker - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Point - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Practice - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Consumption - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Put to good ___ - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Do something with - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Handle - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Not waste - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Avail - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Find work for - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Put to the test - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ your imagination!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Practical purpose - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Put in the game - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Put into action - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Waste not - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Copyright concern - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Do drugs - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Fair ___ (copyright issue) - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• "For Official ___ Only" - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Milk - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Not let go to waste - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Service - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Treat. - used 10 times, most recently in 1998
• Benefit - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Cause of wear and tear - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Don't waste - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Exploitation - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Get mileage out of - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Somebody" (Kings of Leon hit) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Take habitually - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Find a place for - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Get mileage from - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• "Mileage" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "What's the ___?" (quitter's comment) - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Customary practice - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Profit from - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Put in the lineup - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Treat shabbily - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Worth. - used 7 times, most recently in 1963
• Advantage - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Exhaust, with "up" - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Get benefit from - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Get some good out of - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Get value from - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Milk, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Take for a sucker - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Fair-hiring letters - EEO, used 63 times
• Fair-hiring inits. - EEO, used 49 times
• Fair-hiring abbr. - EOE, used 36 times
• Yon maiden fair - HER, used 27 times
• Fair-hiring letters - EOE, used 25 times
• Fair-hiring abbr. - EEO, used 24 times

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