Grown-up
The crossword clue "Grown-up" is answered by ADULT, a 5-letter entry. Used 143 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ADULT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADULT answer page.
Used 143 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 28 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.
- MATURE (9 uses in xd)
- MATURED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ADULT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADULT, most used first.
- Grownup - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Mature - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
- Ticket category - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Fully grown - used 26 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.
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- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Once more - AGAIN, used 336 times
- Nimble - AGILE, used 322 times
- Battery terminal - ANODE, used 319 times
- Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times
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