Like a good knife

The answer

SHARP

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHARP answer page.

Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SHARP

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

• On the ball - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
• Pointy - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Quick-witted - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Like some cheddar - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• On the dot - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Astute - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• Acute - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Musical symbol - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Keen - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Like some wits or cheeses - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Staff symbol - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Mentally acute - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Quick - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• #, in music - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Keen-edged - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cheddar type - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Like a tack - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Like aged cheddar - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Good judgment - SENSE, used 135 times
• Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
• Esther of "Good Times" - ROLLE, used 82 times
• "As You Like It" forest - ARDEN, used 79 times
• Like Cheerios - OATEN, used 79 times
• Like draft beer - ONTAP, used 74 times

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