Sleeping
The crossword clue "Sleeping" is answered by ABED, a 4-letter entry. Used 49 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 9 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 49 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 9 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.
- ATREST (4 uses in xd)
- NOTUP (4 uses in xd)
- INBED (2 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
- Not up - used 65 times, most recently in 2025
- Under the covers - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
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