Duty
Crossword Clue & Answers

16 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 17 answers for the crossword clue 'Duty', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Duty a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Duty as an answer itself some 118 times.

Duty is a single word clue made up of 4 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Monday, 13 September 2021 with the answer being TAX, we also found TAX to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 13 Sep 2021
• The New York Times Crossword - 25 Jul 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 24 May 2021
• The New York Times Crossword - 16 May 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 13 Apr 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 31 Mar 2021
• The Mirror Quick - 4 Mar 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 9 Dec 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 22 Oct 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 30 May 2019

Definitions and usage

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• The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
• Work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
• A government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

Crossword Answers

2 Letters

TA
A hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite

3 Letters

JOB
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

TAX
Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

4 Letters

LEVY
The act of drafting into military service

ONUS
An onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"

ROLE
The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

TASK
A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"

5 Letters

CHORE
A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"

CIVIC
Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"

6 Letters

EXCISE
Remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

IMPOST
The lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs

OFFICE
A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

TARIFF
A government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

7 Letters

MISSION
A special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"

10 Letters

ALLEGIANCE
The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

OBLIGATION
The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr

14 Letters

RESPONSIBILITY
The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr