Show sudden interest
The crossword clue "Show sudden interest" is answered by SITUP, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SITUP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SITUP answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. 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.
- PERKUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SITUP
Every other clue in this collection answered by SITUP, most used first.
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- Abs exercise - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Ab exercise - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Crunch kin - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ and take notice - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Crunch cousin - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Abs strengthener - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- "Pay attention!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Take notice - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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