Become lively.
The crossword clue "Become lively." is answered by PERK, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1976; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PERK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PERK answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1976; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 1 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.
- PERKUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PERK
Every other clue in this collection answered by PERK, most used first.
- Fringe benefit - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Job benefit - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Company car, e.g. - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Exec's extra - used 16 times, most recently in 2017
- Job extra - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Benefit - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Fringe benefit, for short - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Enliven, with "up" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Make coffee - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Cheer (up) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Become lively (with "up"). - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
- Bonus - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Corporate benefit - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Corporate freebie - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Lively dance - REEL, used 77 times
- Lively - SPRY, used 58 times
- Become unhinged - SNAP, used 34 times
- Lively dances - JIGS, used 34 times
- Become weary - TIRE, used 31 times
- Lively folk dance - REEL, used 30 times
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