In plain sight
The crossword clue "In plain sight" is answered by OVERT, a 5-letter entry. Used 31 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OVERT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OVERT answer page.
Used 31 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 14 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.
- OPENLY (4 uses in xd)
- EVIDENT (3 uses in xd)
- OVERTLY (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for OVERT
Every other clue in this collection answered by OVERT, most used first.
- Out in the open - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Blatant - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Not hidden - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Grassy plain - LLANO, used 61 times
- Plain silly - INANE, used 47 times
- South American plain - LLANO, used 42 times
- Sight-related - OPTIC, used 39 times
- "... with ___ in sight" - NOEND, used 37 times
- Mirror sight - IMAGE, used 35 times
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