Not up
The crossword clue "Not up" is answered by ABED, a 4-letter entry. Used 65 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABED answer page.
Used 65 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- INBED (17 uses in xd)
- DOWN (1 uses in xd)
- GLUM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABED
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABED, most used first.
- Retired - used 95 times, most recently in 2016
- In the sack - used 70 times, most recently in 2025
- Under the covers - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
- Sleeping - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Not fooled by - ONTO, used 444 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- If not - ELSE, used 199 times
- Not "fer" - AGIN, used 181 times
- Not pro - ANTI, used 172 times
- Not so much - LESS, used 171 times
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