Was in the loop
The crossword clue "Was in the loop" is answered by KNEW, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
KNEW
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KNEW answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for KNEW
Every other clue in this collection answered by KNEW, most used first.
- Recognized - used 97 times, most recently in 2025
- Was aware of - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Was sure of - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Had down cold - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Was familiar with - used 37 times, most recently in 2024
- Was acquainted with - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Understood - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Had down pat - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Was aware - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Was certain of - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Had down - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
- Had no doubt - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Felt in one's bones - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Didn't need to guess - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Was sure about - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Grasped - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Had the answer - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Didn't just guess - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Didn't just suspect - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Experienced - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Realized - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Was positive - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Was in on - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Was sure - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Had the facts - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- More than suspected - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Was forewarned - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Was privy to - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
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
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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