The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word START , but the solution may also be GO TO IT! which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Get cracking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| START | 27 % | 5 |
| GOTOIT | 10 % | 6 |
| BEGIN | 7 % | 5 |
| HOPTO | 7 % | 5 |
| NOW | 7 % | 3 |
| ASAP | 7 % | 4 |
| RUN | 7 % | 3 |
| SEETOIT | 3 % | 7 |
| HURRY | 3 % | 5 |
| DOIT | 3 % | 4 |
| HASTEN | 3 % | 6 |
| SHOO | 3 % | 4 |
| HOPTOIT | 3 % | 7 |
| CHAP | 3 % | 4 |
| HIE | 3 % | 3 |
| GO TO IT! | 3 % | 9 |
Why may GO-TO-IT be the right solution?
The phrase "Get cracking!" is an idiom that means to start working or moving quickly. "GO TO IT!" is a similar expression that conveys the same sense of urgency or encouragement to begin a task promptly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Get cracking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- get started
- get moving
- get going
- bestir oneself
- get rolling
- get weaving
- hurry up
- crank out
- fire up
- get through
- work on
- get ready
Crossword Answer definitions
START noun- The beginning of an activity.
- A sudden involuntary movement.
- The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
- A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
- An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
- To begin, commence, initiate.
- To begin an activity.
- To have its origin (at), begin.
- To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
- To break away, to come loose.
- To put into play.
- To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
- To start one's periods (menstruation).
- A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
- A handle, especially that of a plough.
- The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
- The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result START
- Kick off
- Square one
- Begin
- Open
- Set in motion
- Appropriate word here?
- Hit the trail
- Select neighbor, on old controllers
- Instructions, part 3
- Set moving
More clues leading to the result GOTOIT
- "Begin!"
- "What are you waiting for?"
- "Knock yourself out!"
- "Begin"
- Begin immediately
- "Dig in!"
- Begin
- "Get busy!"
- Get cracking
- Get started
More clues leading to the result BEGIN
- Start the ball rolling
- Camp David Accords signer
- Israeli leader
- Camp David participant
- Get the ball rolling
- "Hit it!"
- Kick off
- Inaugurate
- Start
- Commence
More clues leading to the result HOPTO
- "__ it!" ("Get moving!")
- "Get cracking!"
- Get going
- Become active
- "___ it!": "Get going!"
- Get moving
- Get on (it)
- "__ it!": "Get moving!"
- "Get the lead out!"
- "___ it!"
More clues leading to the result NOW
- ASAP!
- Immediately!
- At this time
- Pronto
- Right this minute
- With it
- At once
- "Serenity ___!" (cry for inner calm on "Seinfeld")
- Today
- "Buy It ___" (eBay button)
More clues leading to the result ASAP
- Appropriate abbr. for this puzzle
- Letters of urgency
- PDQ
- PDQ kin
- PDQ, on a memo
- "Pronto!"
- Hurry it up!
- Now!
- Order for now
- P.D.Q. relative
More clues leading to the result RUN
- Duration
- Compete in a race
- Flow
- Turn tail
- Beat a retreat
- Get cracking
- Series, in cards
- Go office-hunting?
- "___ and Tell That" ("Hairspray" song)
- Do like Santorum
More clues leading to the result SEETOIT
- Make certain
- Take care of business
- Make sure
- "Take care of that!"
- Make sure the job gets done
- Get the job done
- "You're in charge!"
- Act with diligence
- "I want results!"
- "Get this done"
More clues leading to the result HURRY
- "There's not a minute to spare!"
- "Don't delay!"
- Don't delay
- Rush
- "Step on it!"
- Expediate
- "Get a move on!"
- Clue for 17, 53 Across, and 11, 26 Down
- Speed it up
- "Come on!"
More clues leading to the result DOIT
- "___ yourself"
- "Start moving!"
- "What are you standing there for?"
- "What are you, chicken?"
- Call to action
- __-yourself
- Part of DIY
- "Stop hesitating!"
- "Act, already!"
- Darer's cry
More clues leading to the result HASTEN
More clues leading to the result SHOO
- "Get lost!"
- "Vamoose!"
- Chase
- Frighten away
- "Scat!"
- Fly away!
- "Begone!"
- Chase (away)
- Chasing-away word
- "Amscray!"
More clues leading to the result HOPTOIT
- "Get busy on that!"
- Get cracking
- "Hurry up!"
- "Get a move on!"
- "Get busy!"
- "Get going!"
- "Get going!," and a hint for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 62-Across
- "Get moving!"
More clues leading to the result CHAP
- Bloke
- Gent
- British gent
- Mate
- Companion
- Fellow
- Young fellow
- Break in the winter
- Crack in the winter
- Redden and split
More clues leading to the result HIE
- Get a move on
- Step on it
- Get the lead out
- Hasten
- Hurry
- Hurry, old style
- Not dawdle
- Shakespeare's "Move it!"
- Go quickly
- Go rapidly