Assert
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
We deem Assert to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 20 times in a variety of crossword publications.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 22 Nov 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Wednesday, 20 Oct 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Wednesday, 11 Aug 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 20 Jul 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Friday, 18 Jun 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 14 Jun 2021
- The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Saturday, 10 Apr 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 1 Feb 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Sunday, 17 Jan 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 11 Jan 2021
Crossword Answers
4 letters
AVOW
Admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
AVER
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
POSE
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
STIR
A rapid active commotion
SWAN
Stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
HOLD
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
5 letters
SWEAR
Have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
CLAIM
Demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
STATE
The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
POSIT
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
6 letters
ALLEGE
Report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
AFFIRM
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
INSIST
Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
VERIFY
Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
7 letters
PROFESS
State insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
DECLARE
Announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"
8 letters
MAINTAIN
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
9 letters
POSTULATE
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
10 letters
PUTFORWARD
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
ASSEVERATE
State categorically