Becomes serious
The crossword clue "Becomes serious" is answered by SOBERS, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SOBERS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOBERS answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 3 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.
- SOBERSUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SOBERS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOBERS, most used first.
- Gets serious - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Dries out, with "up" - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Gets serious, with "up" - 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.
- Very serious - SOLEMN, used 16 times
- Serious - SOLEMN, used 12 times
- Serious plays - DRAMAS, used 12 times
- "Mourning Becomes Electra" playwright - ONEILL, used 9 times
- Becomes established - SETSIN, used 8 times
- Becomes less intense - ABATES, used 8 times
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