The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PLIED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2016.
Exerted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLIED | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Exerted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- maintain
- wield
- exercise
- applied
- assumed
- brought
- carried
- committed
- conducted
- consented
- deployed
- directed
Crossword Answer definitions
PLIED verb- To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
- To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
- To work at (something) diligently.
- To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
- To press upon; to urge persistently.
- To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
- To travel over (a route) regularly.
- To work diligently.
- To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.
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