Own (up)
The crossword clue "Own (up)" is answered by FESS, a 4-letter entry. Used 93 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FESS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FESS answer page.
Used 93 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 27 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.
- CONFESS (2 uses in xd)
- ADMITIT (1 uses in xd)
- COMECLEAN (1 uses in xd)
- FACETHEMUSIC (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by FESS, most used first.
- Come clean, with "up" - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ up (come clean) - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Admit, with "up" - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor Parker - used 26 times, most recently in 2006
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.
- Own - HAVE, used 84 times
- "To ___ his own" - EACH, used 69 times
- Toot one's own horn - BRAG, used 65 times
- "To thine own ___ be true" - SELF, used 38 times
- "To __ their own" - EACH, used 23 times
- On one's own - SOLO, used 22 times
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