Assert - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'assert' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for aver that I've seen before include "Swear" , "State firmly, perhaps rave" , "Assert, state as true" , "Maintain - state" , "State; say" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the Universal, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times and the USA Today.

'assert' is the definition.
(I know that assert is a more specific form of insist)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for insist that I've seen before include "Urge" , "Persist in pressing" , "Refuse to give way" , "express convinced viewpoint" , "Put one's foot down" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald and The New York Times.

'assert' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for affirm that I've seen before include "State as a fact, assert" , "Emphatically state" , "Ratify; vouch" , "Declare one's commitment (to)" , "Verify" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald and The New York Times.

'assert' is the definition.
(I know that allege is a more specific form of assert)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for allege that I've seen before include "Cite in discussion" , "State as a fact without proof" , "Accuse without established proof" , "Assert - maintain" , "Assert, state without proof" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald and The New York Times.

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