Emergency
The crossword clue "Emergency" is answered by CRISIS, a 6-letter entry. Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CRISIS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CRISIS answer page.
Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 10 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.
- DIRENEED (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for CRISIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by CRISIS, most used first.
- Turning point - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Dire situation - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Midlife event - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Emergency signals - FLARES, used 8 times
- Emergency priority system - TRIAGE, used 7 times
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