On one's toes
The crossword clue "On one's toes" is answered by ALERT, a 5-letter entry. Used 150 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ALERT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALERT answer page.
Used 150 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ALERT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALERT, most used first.
- On the ball - used 145 times, most recently in 2026
- Watchful - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
- Wide awake - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Vigilant - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
- On the qui vive - used 98 times, most recently in 2020
- Warn - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Warning - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Heads-up - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- On the lookout - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Tip off - used 31 times, most recently in 2020
- Fully attentive - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- On guard - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Argus-eyed - used 26 times, most recently in 2020
- Attentive - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Paying attention - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Open-eyed - used 23 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.
- Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
- Blow one's top - ERUPT, used 95 times
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Speak one's mind - OPINE, used 54 times
- Got to one's feet - STOOD, used 45 times
- Lose one's cool - PANIC, used 43 times
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