Like good sentries

The answer

ALERT

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALERT answer page.

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ALERT

Every other clue in this collection answered by ALERT, most used first.

• On one's toes - used 150 times, most recently in 2026
• On the ball - used 145 times, most recently in 2026
• Watchful - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• Wide awake - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
• Vigilant - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
• On the qui vive - used 98 times, most recently in 2020
• Warn - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Warning - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Heads-up - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• On the lookout - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Tip off - used 31 times, most recently in 2020
• Fully attentive - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• On guard - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Argus-eyed - used 26 times, most recently in 2020
• Attentive - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Paying attention - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Open-eyed - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• At the ready - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Warning signal - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Bright-eyed - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Notify - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Spoiler ___ - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• All eyes and ears - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Notification - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Smartphone notification - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Danger signal - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Ready for anything - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Wide-eyed - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Nimble. - used 11 times, most recently in 1992
• All ears - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Fully awake - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• It may be red - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Observant - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Red flag - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Watchful and ready - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Awake - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Give a heads-up to - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Sharp - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Advance warning - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Give a heads-up - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Not nodding - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Ready - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Tornado siren, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• All-points bulletin - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Awake and aware - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Paying close attention - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Red state? - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Emulate Paul Revere - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Far from drowsy - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Fit for sentry duty - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Forewarn - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• "Heads up!" e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Paying careful attention - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Put on notice - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Qui vive - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Ready for action - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Sharp-eyed - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• With it - used 6 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.

• Good judgment - SENSE, used 135 times
• Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
• Esther of "Good Times" - ROLLE, used 82 times
• "As You Like It" forest - ARDEN, used 79 times
• Like Cheerios - OATEN, used 79 times
• Like draft beer - ONTAP, used 74 times

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