Startle
The crossword clue "Startle" is answered by ALARM, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ALARM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALARM answer page.
Used 24 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. 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.
- SPOOK (4 uses in xd)
- FRIGHTEN (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALARM
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALARM, most used first.
- Frighten - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Warning sound - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Burglar's bane - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Clock radio feature - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Tocsin - used 24 times, most recently in 1996
- Eye opener? - used 21 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.
- Startle - SCARE, used 23 times
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