The clue "exerted" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 23, 2016. The correct answer for this puzzle is "PLIED", a 5-letter word.
Solution PLIED is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution PLIED is 5 letters long. We have 0 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 4 solutions. The longest is EMPLOYED with 8 letters, and the shortest is USED with 4 letters.
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Solutions are between 4 and 8 letters long.