Wake-up calls
The crossword clue "Wake-up calls" is answered by ALARMS, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ALARMS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALARMS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 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.
- AROUSALS (4 uses in xd)
- EYEOPENERS (3 uses in xd)
- REALITYCHECKS (2 uses in xd)
- AROUSERS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALARMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALARMS, most used first.
- Frightens - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Warning sounds - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Burglar deterrents - used 7 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.
- Calls up - EVOKES, used 16 times
- Calls to mind - EVOKES, used 15 times
- Close calls - SCARES, used 14 times
- Wake up - AROUSE, used 14 times
- Calls forth - EVOKES, used 12 times
- Wake up - COMETO, used 12 times
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