Breathing
The crossword clue "Breathing" is answered by ALIVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 41 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ALIVE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALIVE answer page.
Used 41 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 13 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.
- INHALING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALIVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALIVE, most used first.
- Still in the game - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Vibrant - used 51 times, most recently in 2024
- ___ and kicking - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Kicking partner - used 39 times, most recently in 2020
- Animated - used 35 times, most recently in 2018
- Still breathing - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Still in contention - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Breathing problem - APNEA, used 42 times
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