Champing at the bit
The crossword clue "Champing at the bit" is answered by KEEN, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
KEEN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KEEN answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 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.
- RARINGTOGO (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for KEEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by KEEN, most used first.
- Sharp - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
- Acute - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Enthusiastic - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Eager - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Peachy ___ - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Razor-sharp - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Astute - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp as a tack - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Quick-witted - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Perceptive - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Sharp-witted - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Penetrating - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Sharp-edged - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Wail - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
- Piercing - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
- Finely sharpened - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
- Well-honed - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Cutting - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Sharp, as vision - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Avid - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Finely honed - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Like an eagle's vision - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
- Very perceptive - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Sharp, as eyesight - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Intellectually acute - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- Discerning - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Insightful - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- "Neato!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Gung-ho - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Incisive - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Mentally acute - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Tiny bit - IOTA, used 286 times
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