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ALERT

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

Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2017. 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.

• EMAILALERT (2 uses in xd)

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
• 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
• Like good sentries - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• 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

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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.

• Smartphone messages - TEXTS, used 8 times
• Smartphone wake-up feature - ALARM, used 7 times
• Google smartphone - PIXEL, used 6 times

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