Quick on the uptake
The crossword clue "Quick on the uptake" is answered by ASTUTE, a 6-letter entry. Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ASTUTE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASTUTE answer page.
Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ASTUTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASTUTE, most used first.
- Shrewd - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp as a tack - used 41 times, most recently in 2025
- Perceptive - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Sharp-witted - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Clever - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Keen - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Crafty - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Insightful - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Mentally sharp - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- On the ball - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Sagacious - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Perspicacious - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Very perceptive - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Canny - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Savvy - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Discerning - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Cunning - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
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