Slow on the uptake
The crossword clue "Slow on the uptake" is answered by OBTUSE, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OBTUSE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OBTUSE answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 8 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.
- THICKHEADED (1 uses in xd)
- THICKWITTED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OBTUSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OBTUSE, most used first.
- Dense - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Slow-witted - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Blunt - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Insensitive - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
- Dull - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Like some angles - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Thickheaded - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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 thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
- On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
- Do a slow burn - SEETHE, used 68 times
- Capital of the Bahamas - NASSAU, used 64 times
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