Answer: DARE
DARE is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 224 times.
Referring Clues:
- Defy
 - Brave
 - Virginia __, born on Roanoke Island on August 18, 1587
 - Have the nerve
 - Challenge
 - Have the guts
 - "You wouldn't ___!"
 - Bell the cat
 - "Bet you can't...," e.g.
 - Have the courage
 - "Try me" preceder
 - Start of a prank, maybe
 - "I double-___ you!"
 - Be bold
 - Advice for the timid
 - Truth or ___ (slumber party game)
 - Show bravery
 - Don't be a chicken
 - Colonial Virginia
 - Throw down the gauntlet
 - Certain bet
 - Double ___
 - Appear on "Fear Factor," say
 - Take risks
 - It may make you do something foolish
 - Be plucky enough
 - "I ___ you!"
 - Beard
 - "How ___ you?!"
 - Show spunk
 - Have the gumption
 - Risk
 - Alternative to truth in a party game
 - Partner of truth
 - Show some spunk
 - A chicken won't take one
 - Be bold enough
 - Virginia ___ (noted 1587 birth)
 - Show pluck
 - Truth alternative
 - Reason to make a prank call, maybe
 - "___ to be different"
 - Press one's luck
 - Take a risk
 - "Just say no" prog. in schools
 - "Where Eagles ___"
 - Be courageous
 - "Make my day!" or "Bet you can't"
 - Virginia from North Carolina
 - Playground challenge
 - Draw a line in the sand, perhaps
 - Take a chance
 - Meet defiantly
 - Take the plunge
 - Appear on "Fear Factor," perhaps
 - Throw down a gauntlet
 - Risky challenge
 - Take a shot
 - Hazard
 - "I double-dog ___ you!"
 - Venture
 - Playground taunt, at times
 - Impetus for some foolish behavior
 - Devil's introduction?
 - Have the nerve (h)
 - Act of defiance
 - Prelude to an injury, sometimes
 - Chance it
 - Show gumption
 - Summon the courage
 - Provoke
 - Don't play it safe
 - Act riskily
 - ''Bet you can't,'' e.g.
 - Taunting challenge
 - Take chances
 - "Bet ya can't!" e.g.
 - ''You wouldn't ___!''
 - ''___ to be different''
 - Truth's counterpart
 - Have the moxie
 - ___ to be different
 - Throw caution to the wind
 - ''Bet ya can't!'' e.g.
 - Virginia of early America
 - Schoolyard challenge
 - Thrown-down gauntlet, e.g.
 - Issue a challenge to
 - Show defiance
 - "I double dog ___ you!"
 - "Make my day," e.g.
 - Go for the gusto
 - Take a big chance
 - Exhibit courage
 - "I double ___ you!"
 - "Bet ya can't," e.g.
 - "I bet you won't go bungee jumping," e.g.
 - Have the chutzpah
 - Take up the gauntlet
 - Say "You can't do that!" to, say
 - Truth alternative?
 - Schoolyard pressure
 - "Bet you can't," e.g.
 - Challenge that may result in a prank call
 - "I double dog ___ you"
 - "Truth or ___" (Madonna film)
 - Risky proposition
 - Taunt
 - "Do I ___?"
 - Challenge word
 - Be venturesome
 - Playground provocation
 - Be adventurous
 - Certain game option
 - Be bold 31. Run-down
 - Be audacious
 - Show chutzpah
 - Show guts
 - Chal-lenge
 - Truth's alternative
 - "I double-dog ___ you"
 - "Truth or ___"
 - Issue a challenge
 - Truth or ___
 - Stick one's neck out
 - Show intrepidity
 - 'You wouldn't ___!'
 - Respond to pressure, in a way
 - Boldly attempt
 - Skate on thin ice
 - Bold challenge
 - Test one's courage
 - Alternative to truth
 - Inspiration for a "Jackass" stunt, maybe
 - Make bold
 - Bold move
 - Drug program on bumpers
 - Act with boldness
 - Be brave
 - Take the risk
 - Take the chance
 - Display one's guts
 - Precursor to a game of chicken
 - Hopes and dreams
 - Truth or ___?: party game
 - It may precede a stunt
 - Early Virginian
 - Press one's good fortune
 - "Truth or ___?"
 - "I bet you won't dive off the high board with your eyes closed," e.g.
 - Call one's bluff
 - Virginia ___, first English child born in America (1587)
 - "Truth" alternative
 - Roanoke's virginia
 - It might begin "Bet you can't!"
 - Virginia of note
 - Truth or ___ (party game)
 - Be brazen
 - Drop the gauntlet
 - "Do I ___ to eat a peach?": Eliot
 - Show nerve
 - Reckless act instigator
 - Have what it takes
 - Face danger
 - Accept a challenge
 - Test of one's backbone
 - Show boldness
 - Have the backbone
 - Bold venture
 - Instigation for a prank, often
 - Have the nerve (to)
 - Impetus for a bungee jump, maybe
 - "Don't you ___!"
 - Challenge "accepted" by 20-, 36- and 50-Across
 - Risk it
 - Offer up a challenge
 - Pose as a challenge
 - A famous Virginia
 - Option for people who can't handle the truth?
 - "... if you ___!"
 - Act boldly
 - Show gutsiness
 - Virginia of the lost colony
 - Be a challenger
 - One choice in a party game
 - Type of devil?
 - The brave do it
 - A silly stunt may be done on one
 - Show audacity
 - "Double-dog" challenge
 - "Solve the rest of this puzzle Downs-only," e.g.
 - Defiant challenge
 - Blatant challenge
 - Have the audacity
 - Take a bold chance
 - Taunter's challenge
 - Truth alternative, in a game
 - Choice in a sleepover game
 - "Truth or ___" (Kelela song)
 - Alternative to truth?
 - Press one's luck, perhaps
 - Choice when one can't handle the truth?
 - "How ___ you!?"
 - Bold choice in a party game
 - "___ to dream"
 - Impetus behind a prank, maybe
 - Truth alternative at a slumber party
 - Double-dog action?
 - Counterpart of truth
 - Be bold enough (to)
 - Reason to do a "stupid human trick"
 - Choice in a slumber party game
 - Risky choice in a party game
 - "Do you double dog ___ me?"
 - Party game choice
 - "Just Say No!" program
 - Take the leap
 - Truth alternative, in a party game
 - Alternative to truth, in a party game
 - Go out on a limb
 - Chugging a bottle of hot sauce, perhaps
 - Bold slumber party game option
 - Reason someone might go streaking
 - Truth alternative in a party game
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - October 08, 2025
 - USA Today - September 23, 2025
 - New York Times - September 07, 2025
 - LA Times - August 17, 2025
 - New York Times - July 06, 2025
 - LA Times - June 30, 2025
 - New York Times - May 09, 2025
 - LA Times - March 23, 2025
 - USA Today - February 12, 2025
 - New York Times - February 09, 2025
 - USA Today - January 20, 2025
 - USA Today - December 17, 2024
 - New York Times - September 15, 2024
 - New York Times - July 21, 2024
 - USA Today - July 17, 2024
 - New York Times - July 04, 2024
 - LA Times - May 12, 2024
 - LA Times - April 29, 2024
 - LA Times - February 21, 2024
 - New York Times - February 07, 2024
 
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