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Takes a risk

Last seen in Universal Crossword August 23, 2022 Answers

Looking up the clue "Takes a risk" from Universal Crossword on August 23, 2022? Our crossword answer database returned 148 results. The best answer appears to be DARES, which is 5 letters long and scores 99% in our confidence ranking. Every answer is listed below so you can pick the one that fits your grid.

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148 Other Potential Answers

99%
DARES
Takes a risk
Universal Crossword · Aug 23, 2022
8%
STARQUARTERBACK
One who takes the snap and the spotlight
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
8%
UPSTHEANTE
Increases both risk and reward, or what 3-, 9-, or 38-Down does?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
8%
TWO
"It takes __ to tango"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2026
8%
BUGSYBITES
"Gangster Malone takes the bait!"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
8%
OPED
Page full of takes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
8%
SADIST
Person who takes pleasure in pain
Universal Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
8%
SEES
Takes in ... or takes out
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
8%
INJEOPARDY
At risk
Universal Crossword · Jan 1, 2026
8%
PARLAY
Bet that puts your winnings at risk
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
8%
ROTISSERIE
One that takes turns making dinner?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2025
8%
LSAT
What an aspiring judge takes: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
8%
BEDHOG
Sleeper who takes all the blankets
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2025
8%
TROUPE
Company that takes the show on the road
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
8%
RUBBERBANDBALL
Something that takes a lot of stretching to make?
Universal Crossword · Aug 9, 2025
8%
NSFW
"Click this link at your own risk" letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2025
8%
TANGO
What it takes two to do
Universal Crossword · Aug 1, 2025
8%
ALL
Winner takes __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2025
8%
TEN
How many tickles it takes to make an octopus laugh?
Universal Crossword · Jun 20, 2025
8%
IVESAIDITBEFORE
"At the risk of repeating myself ..."
Universal Crossword · May 18, 2025
8%
MENU
What a waiter takes away
Universal Crossword · May 1, 2025
8%
STUNTS
Double takes?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
8%
IRS
Org. that takes many forms
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 29, 2024
8%
ACTUARIAL
Like the work of insurance risk calculators
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 17, 2024
8%
FOODCRITIC
One might give takes on steaks
Universal Crossword · Sep 28, 2024
8%
AIRTIME
When a pilot takes off?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2024
8%
HATHAIR
Winter coiffure risk
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2024
8%
IFFY
Not without risk
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2024
8%
MONK
Man who takes vows
Universal Crossword · Jul 3, 2024
8%
USER
One who takes advantage of others
Universal Crossword · Jun 3, 2024
8%
PERIL
Serious risk
Universal Crossword · May 29, 2024
8%
ALLKINDS
What it often takes, it’s said
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 29, 2024
8%
PROACTIVE
Like someone who takes the initiative
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 16, 2024
8%
GAGREEL
Series of bad takes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2024
8%
SALLYRIDES
America’s first female astronaut takes a bus?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
8%
EDGELORD
Online provocateur who posts over-the-top takes
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2024
8%
OVEN
It takes the cake
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 11, 2024
8%
GOES
__ for it: takes a chance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 4, 2024
8%
STING
On-the-job risk for a beekeeper
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2024
8%
GENIUSBAR
Place that takes care of bad Apples
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2024
8%
ORDER
What a waiter takes
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2023
8%
NUN
Woman who takes a vow of poverty
Universal Crossword · Dec 6, 2023
8%
MELON
It takes up space in many fruit salads
Universal Crossword · Nov 5, 2023
8%
PUTITON
With 40-Across, take a risk ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 48- and 59-Across
Universal Crossword · Sep 13, 2023
8%
ATSEA
Where most of "Moby-Dick" takes place
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2023
8%
GOFOR
__ broke: risk it all
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2023
8%
CHEF
One who takes whisks?
Universal Crossword · Jul 29, 2023
8%
SAGA
Story that takes hours to tell
Universal Crossword · Jun 23, 2023
8%
JETLAG
Flight risk?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2023
8%
THREADJACKER
Internet troll who takes over a discussion
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2023
8%
WHEELSUP
When a plane takes off, in slang
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2023
8%
PATSY
One who takes the fall
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2023
8%
IDARE
“Do —?” (“Is it worth the risk?”)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 18, 2023
8%
REPO
Nonpayment risk, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2023
8%
MIDAIR
Where hang time takes place
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2023
8%
SKID
Icy street risk
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2023
8%
DOIDARE
"Is it worth the risk?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 15, 2023
8%
TANGOS
“It takes two” dances
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jan 1, 2023
8%
WINETASTER
One doing spit takes?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2022
8%
IDAHO
State where "Napoleon Dynamite" takes place
Universal Crossword · Oct 16, 2022
8%
BANKSHOOT
Filming that takes place in a vault?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2022
8%
RUNONSENTENCE
It's an irritatingly long string of verbs, nouns, adjectives and so forth that takes seemingly forever to make its point before finally ending.
Universal Crossword · Sep 14, 2022
8%
KINDS
"It takes all __"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2022
8%
AIM
What a biathlete takes
Universal Crossword · Jun 30, 2022
8%
AGING
Winery process that takes years
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2022
8%
INDANGER
At risk
Thomas Joseph Crossword · May 26, 2022
8%
LAGOS
City where the Africanfuturist novel "Lagoon" takes place
Universal Crossword · May 23, 2022
8%
NOEXIT
Sartre play that takes place in one room
Universal Crossword · May 12, 2022
1%
INSANE
Ridiculously high-risk, as a scheme
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
1%
TYPOS
Key mistakes?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
1%
SAILEDCLOSETOTHEWIND
Took unnecessary risks, in a British idiom
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
CUTTING
With 42-Across, risky business practice, or what can be found in this puzzle's circles?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
1%
THEE
"Beautiful Mistakes" rapper Megan __ Stallion
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
1%
ERROR
One of several mistakes in a Shakespeare comedy?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
1%
VESTEDINTERESTS
Personal stakes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
1%
WERE
"Mistakes ___ made"
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
SAFER
Less risky
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
1%
STARS
Asterisks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
1%
TOOLATETOOLATE
Jerk risked growing hangry?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 21, 2025
1%
DAREI
"Is it too risky for me?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 31, 2025
1%
BLOOPERS
Embarrassing outtakes
Universal Crossword · Sep 30, 2025
1%
BOLDMOVE
Daring and risky action
Universal Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
1%
BLUECHIPS
Low-risk investments
Universal Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
1%
RISINGSTAR
Person whose stock is climbing ... or what each asterisked clue's answer receives from the row below it?
Universal Crossword · Aug 22, 2025
1%
STAR
Asterisk
Universal Crossword · Aug 17, 2025
1%
TROT
Brisk pace
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2025
1%
CAT
Friskies muncher
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2025
1%
TROTTING
Moving briskly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2025
1%
SAFEBET
Low-risk wager
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 1, 2025
1%
PEP
Frisky feeling
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 15, 2025
1%
ERR
Make mistakes
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 14, 2025
1%
CLIP
Brisk pace
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 18, 2024
1%
ERRS
Makes mistakes
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 17, 2024
1%
ERRED
Made mistakes
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 13, 2024
1%
ERRATA
List of editorial mistakes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2024
1%
TROTS
Moves briskly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2024
1%
RACES
The Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2024
1%
HAS
Partakes of
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 21, 2024
1%
POKERTABLE
Where many high-stakes calls are made
Universal Crossword · Jul 7, 2024
1%
SLIPS
Minor mistakes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2024
1%
SLIP
With 67-Down, mistakes
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 26, 2024
1%
ENDS
Burnt brisket bits
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2024
1%
ITSNOTWORTHIT
“The risks outweigh the benefits”
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 21, 2024
1%
EATINGCROW
Admitting one's mistakes
Universal Crossword · Apr 20, 2024
1%
ETRADE
Financial firm with an asterisk in its name
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2024
1%
SVU
Mariska Hargitay series, familiarly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2024
1%
BURNTENDS
Some brisket pieces ... or what each theme answer has?
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2024
1%
SMOKE
Cook brisket, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
1%
TENT
High-stakes shelter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2024
1%
POPTARTFOULS
*Mistakes made while preparing a simple breakfast?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 31, 2024
1%
ANTE
Up the ___ (raise the stakes)
Universal Crossword · Dec 17, 2023
1%
RUNSPAST
Overtakes, on foot
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 7, 2023
1%
PRIMENUMBER
8,675,309, for one ... or a hint to each asterisked clue's answer
Universal Crossword · Dec 5, 2023
1%
DARE
Take risks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2023
1%
IMONLYHUMAN
"We all make mistakes, OK?!"
Universal Crossword · Nov 12, 2023
1%
ONABET
How some risks are taken
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2023
1%
SAFEST
Least risky
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2023
1%
MEOW
(I want Friskies!)
Universal Crossword · Aug 25, 2023
1%
ANTES
Poker stakes
Universal Crossword · Aug 24, 2023
1%
TBONDS
Some low-risk investments, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2023
1%
PASTRAMI
Spicy cured brisket
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 2, 2023
1%
PENNYSLOTS
Machines with low stakes
Universal Crossword · May 20, 2023
1%
BELMONT
— Stakes (horse race)
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 14, 2023
1%
NUTCRACKERS
Toys that are also tools, and a hint to the words split across the sets of asterisked clues' answers
Universal Crossword · May 9, 2023
1%
WAGERS
Stakes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 29, 2023
1%
HISS
[Hands off my Friskies!]
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2023
1%
OTB
Place to put down stakes?: Abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2023
1%
HORSE
Belmont Stakes racer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2023
1%
RELO
Pull up stakes for one's co.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2023
1%
HASTE
Cause for many sloppy mistakes
Universal Crossword · Mar 2, 2023
1%
DOUBLEOT
High-stakes gridiron situation, and a feature of eight long puzzle answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2023
1%
PATTED
Frisked, with "down"
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2023
1%
ENTRY
Sweepstakes submission
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2023
1%
TERI
Name hidden in "asterisks"
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2023
1%
DARING
Willing to take risks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 24, 2022
1%
DIETS
Food intakes
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 20, 2022
1%
VIVACE
Brisk and spirited, in scores
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2022
1%
SHOOTINGSTAR
Meteor that might be wished upon ... and a literal hint to the asterisked clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Nov 10, 2022
1%
CDS
Low-risk IRA components
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2022
1%
BADLOANS
Results of bankers' lending mistakes
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2022
1%
DOUBLEORNOTHING
High-stakes gamble, and how the answers with circles can be read
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2022
1%
SAFEBETS
They’re not too risky
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 21, 2022
1%
ALLEGROS
Brisk tempos
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 8, 2022
1%
PERKY
Briskly self-assured
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jun 9, 2022
1%
ALIMB
Out on — (risking it)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · May 25, 2022
1%
PLAYINGWITHFIRE
*Taking foolish risks
Universal Crossword · May 20, 2022
1%
AFLEET
— Alex (2005 Belmont Stakes winner)
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 8, 2022
1%
BCCS
Includes without risking a "reply all" gaffe
Universal Crossword · May 8, 2022

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How many possible solutions does "Takes a risk" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 148 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is DARES (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Takes a risk"?
The best answer for "Takes a risk" is DARES with 5 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Takes a risk" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on August 23, 2022.
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