Appear unexpectedly
The crossword clue "Appear unexpectedly" is answered by CROPUP, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CROPUP
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CROPUP answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 6 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.
- CROPOUT (1 uses in xd)
- POPOUT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CROPUP
Every other clue in this collection answered by CROPUP, most used first.
- Arise - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Appear - EMERGE, used 32 times
- Appear that way - SEEMTO, used 24 times
- Appear that way - SEEMSO, used 10 times
- Appear to be - SEEMSO, used 9 times
- Appear - SHOWUP, used 8 times
- Appear on the scene - EMERGE, used 8 times
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