Crossword answer
FESS
4 letters · Used for 8 different clues · 21 appearances · Last seen Newsday, August 26, 2026
Letter pattern
FESS
Clues that lead to FESS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
__ up (admit guilt)4NewsdayAug 26, 2026
__ up (admit the truth)4NewsdayJun 30, 2026
Own (up)4Wall Street JournalJun 6, 2026
Admit (up)4USA Today Quick CrossMay 22, 2026
Admit, with "up"4LA TimesMay 16, 2026
Spill the beans, with "up"4NYT MidiMay 5, 2026
Come clean, with "up"4New York TimesFeb 11, 2026
Spill it, with "up"4NewsdayJun 13, 2025
About FESS in crosswords
FESS is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 21 times in our database across 8 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “__ up (admit guilt)” in the Newsday crossword on August 26, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
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EDENUtopia
SHOWBroadway play, e.g.
DIALRadio knob
IRASInvestments for the future: Abbr.
DENYTurn down
ISTO"That ___ say ..." ("I mean ...")
PSST"Hey, you!"
OMENProphetic sign
ERNOCube inventor Rubik
BARBSharp point on a ranch fence
Every appearance of FESS (21)
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Aug 26, 2026
__ up (admit guilt) · Newsday · Across
Jun 30, 2026
__ up (admit the truth) · Newsday · Across
Jun 6, 2026
Own (up) · Wall Street Journal · 28 Across
May 22, 2026
Admit (up) · USA Today Quick Cross · Down
May 16, 2026
Admit, with "up" · LA Times · Down
May 11, 2026
Own (up) · New York Times · 23 Across
May 5, 2026
Spill the beans, with "up" · NYT Midi · 19 Down
Feb 11, 2026
Come clean, with "up" · New York Times · 14 Down
Jun 13, 2025
Spill it, with "up" · Newsday · Across
Mar 26, 2025
__ up (admit the truth) · Newsday · Across
Mar 11, 2025
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Oct 30, 2024
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Jul 16, 2024
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Mar 17, 2024
Come clean, with "up" · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Feb 16, 2023
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Nov 22, 2022
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Nov 24, 2021
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 59 Across
Sep 14, 2020
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Down
Jul 1, 2020
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Mar 5, 2020
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Jan 21, 2020
Own (up) · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down