Knowing about

The answer

ONTO

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONTO answer page.

Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 5 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.

• INON (3 uses in xd)
• UPON (3 uses in xd)
• WISETO (2 uses in xd)
• AWAREOF (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ONTO

Every other clue in this collection answered by ONTO, most used first.

• Aware of - used 619 times, most recently in 2026
• Not fooled by - used 444 times, most recently in 2026
• Savvy about - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
• Not duped by - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Not tricked by - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• "I'm ___ your tricks!" - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Hep - used 59 times, most recently in 2017
• Not deceived by - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Suspicious of - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• "I'm ___ you!" - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• In the know about - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Not taken in by - used 50 times, most recently in 2025
• Aware of: Slang. - used 44 times, most recently in 1968
• Preposition. - used 38 times, most recently in 1995
• Aboard - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Atop - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Cognizant of - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Able to see right through - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• "__ bigger and better things!" - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Fully aware of - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Upon. - used 30 times, most recently in 2003
• Wise about - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Informed about - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
• "Hold ___ your hat!" - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• No longer fooled by - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ victory!" - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Hold __; keep - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Clued in about - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Able to see through - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Hang __ (keep) - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Not snowed by - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• "You might be ___ something!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• In the know - used 16 times, most recently in 2014
• Catch ___ (start to get) - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• "Hang ___ your hats" - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Hip - used 15 times, most recently in 1993
• Not falling for - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• "I think you're ___ something!" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Informed of - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Mindful of - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Not taken by - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Unfooled by - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Not bamboozled by - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Latch ___ - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Not had by - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Not conned by - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Well aware of - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Aware - used 10 times, most recently in 2005
• Aware of, as a scheme - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Burst ___ the scene - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• No longer deceived by - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Hip about - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• "Hold ___ your hats!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "I'm ___ you!" ("You don't fool me!") - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• More than just suspicious of - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• More than suspicious of - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Not hoodwinked by - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Aware of: Colloq. - used 8 times, most recently in 1968
• Familiar with - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Having knowledge of - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Not ignorant of - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Wise - used 8 times, most recently in 1998
• Wised up - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Word with catch or hang - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Aware of, as a hoax - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Clued-in regarding - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Knowledgeable about - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Not unaware of - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Seeing through - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Not taken in - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Seeing through the deception of - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• " . . . ___ the fray" - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Understanding - used 6 times, most recently in 2015

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.

• ___ about - ONOR, used 191 times
• About - INRE, used 176 times
• ___ about (approximately) - ONOR, used 163 times
• About - ASTO, used 149 times
• ___ about (roughly) - ONOR, used 120 times
• About - ORSO, used 92 times

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