Sharp as a tack
The crossword clue "Sharp as a tack" is answered by ASTUTE, a 6-letter entry. Used 41 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ASTUTE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASTUTE answer page.
Used 41 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 14 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.
- SHREWD (3 uses in xd)
- WHIPSMART (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ASTUTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASTUTE, most used first.
- Shrewd - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Perceptive - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Tack on - APPEND, used 49 times
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