Become troublesome
The crossword clue "Become troublesome" is answered by ACTUP, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ACTUP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACTUP answer page.
Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ACTUP
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACTUP, most used first.
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- Malfunction - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Go on the fritz - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Behave badly - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Carry on - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Be bratty - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Make mischief - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Be a brat - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Behave like a brat - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Make a scene - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Throw a tantrum - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Be naughty - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Cause trouble - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Eventually become - ENDUP, used 51 times
- Become established - SETIN, used 44 times
- Become narrower - TAPER, used 43 times
- Become prevalent - SETIN, used 31 times
- Ultimately become - ENDUP, used 30 times
- Become accustomed (to) - INURE, used 28 times
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