Slow on the uptake
The crossword clue "Slow on the uptake" is answered by DENSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 40 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
DENSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DENSE answer page.
Used 40 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 11 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.
- OBTUSE (11 uses in xd)
- STUPID (1 uses in xd)
- THICKHEADED (1 uses in xd)
- THICKWITTED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DENSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DENSE, most used first.
- Thick - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- Tightly packed - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
- Thickheaded - used 46 times, most recently in 2023
- Thickly packed - used 46 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.
- 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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