Understanding
The crossword clue "Understanding" is answered by UPTAKE, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
UPTAKE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UPTAKE answer page.
Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for UPTAKE
Every other clue in this collection answered by UPTAKE, most used first.
- Comprehension - used 20 times, most recently in 2022
- Mental grasp - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Quick on the ___ - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Slow on the ___ - used 7 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.
- Muse of astronomy - URANIA, used 91 times
- Perfect place - UTOPIA, used 87 times
- Discomfort - UNEASE, used 72 times
- Familiar with - USEDTO, used 61 times
- Except if - UNLESS, used 60 times
- Suave - URBANE, used 55 times
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