Up in the air
The crossword clue "Up in the air" is answered by ALOFT, a 5-letter entry. Used 124 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ALOFT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALOFT answer page.
Used 124 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 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.
- IFFY (31 uses in xd)
- HIGH (4 uses in xd)
- UNSET (4 uses in xd)
- UNCERTAIN (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALOFT
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ALOFT, most used first.
- In the air - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
- On the ball - ALERT, used 145 times
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