Gets smart
The crossword clue "Gets smart" is answered by LEARNS, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LEARNS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEARNS answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. 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.
- WISESUP (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEARNS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEARNS, most used first.
- Memorizes - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
- Picks up - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Finds out - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Commits to memory - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Acquires knowledge - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Ascertains - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Gets the hang of - 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.
- Gets up - ARISES, used 40 times
- Gets around - EVADES, used 25 times
- Gets away from - ELUDES, used 21 times
- Gets the lead out - ERASES, used 16 times
- Gets serious - SOBERS, used 15 times
- Get smart - WISEUP, used 14 times
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