Gave it the old college try? — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Gave it the old college try?”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 20th Sept 1997. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Gave it the old college try?” is ESSAYED (7 letters).
We last saw “Gave it the old college try?” in NYT Crossword on 20th Sept 1997.
The 7-letter answer for “Gave it the old college try?” is ESSAYED.
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