Show signs of life
The crossword clue "Show signs of life" is answered by STIR, a 4-letter entry. Used 59 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
STIR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STIR answer page.
Used 59 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for STIR
Every other clue in this collection answered by STIR, most used first.
- Mix with a spoon - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Use a swizzle stick - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Swizzle - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Life of Riley - EASE, used 109 times
- Larger-than-life - EPIC, used 101 times
- Trade show - EXPO, used 88 times
- "Show Boat" composer - KERN, used 64 times
- Signs, as a contract - INKS, used 63 times
- Egyptian symbol of life - ANKH, used 60 times
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