Erect

The answer

REAR

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

Used 21 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 1995; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 2 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.

• BUILD (12 uses in xd)
• ONEND (12 uses in xd)
• PUTUP (10 uses in xd)
• RAISE (7 uses in xd)
• SETUP (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for REAR

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

• Bring up - used 387 times, most recently in 2026
• Back - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Caboose - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Raise - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Backside - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Stern - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Keister - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Tail end - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Back end - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Hindmost - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Hitchcock's "___ Window" - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Caboose's place - used 34 times, most recently in 2024
• Nurture - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of admiral - used 30 times, most recently in 2016
• Behind - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Parent - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• Bring up, as children - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Fanny - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Tush - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Raise, as kids - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Posterior - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• __ admiral - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Rise high. - used 18 times, most recently in 2014
• __-view mirror - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Bring up, as kids - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Caboose's position - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Duff - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Foster - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Raise, as children - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Back part - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Back section - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Bum - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Aft - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Build. - used 13 times, most recently in 2007
• Caboose's spot - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Front's opposite - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Raise, as a child - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Booty - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Derriere - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Hindquarters - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• "___ Window" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bottom - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Construct. - used 11 times, most recently in 1993
• Back of the pack - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Caboose setting - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Kind of guard - used 10 times, most recently in 1996
• Rise up - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Back area - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Opposite of the van. - used 9 times, most recently in 1981
• Opposite of van. - used 9 times, most recently in 1988
• Aft area - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Area away from the battle - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Bring up the ___. - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Caboose locale - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Type of admiral - used 8 times, most recently in 2005
• __-view mirror (windshield attachment) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ Window" (classic Hitchcock film) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Bring up, as a child - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Bring up, or something to bring up - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Bring up the __ (be last) - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Caboose's location - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Something to bring up - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Admiral type - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Bring to maturity - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Bringing up the ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Butt - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Caboose position - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Paddler's target - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Rise up on the hind legs - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Stand on hind legs - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Straggler's place - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Target of a swift kick - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• What a frightened horse may do - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• What a spooked horse may do - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• "___ Window" (Hitchcock film) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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• Short, erect tail - SCUT, used 7 times

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