The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALIVE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
__ and kicking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALIVE | 100 % | 5 |
Why may ALIVE be the right solution?
The phrase "__ and kicking" is an expression meaning still active or alive. Therefore, the answer "ALIVE" fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: __ and kicking
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Crossword Answer definitions
ALIVE adjective- Having life; living; not dead
- In a state of action; in force or operation; existent
- Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
- Sprightly; lively; brisk.
- Susceptible; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy
- (as an intensifier) out of all living creatures.
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- Being in existence; actual
- Having active properties; being energized.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Imparting power; having motion.
- Still in active play.
- Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded in front of an audience and not having been edited after recording.
- Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
- Vivid; bright.
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