Vigilant
The crossword clue "Vigilant" is answered by ALERT, a 5-letter entry. Used 127 times across 49 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ALERT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALERT answer page.
Used 127 times across 49 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 24 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ONALERT (14 uses in xd)
- AWAKE (12 uses in xd)
- ONGUARD (6 uses in xd)
- ONTHEWATCH (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALERT
Every other clue in this pilot 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
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- Accumulate - AMASS, used 311 times
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