The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALERT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Heads-up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALERT | 34 % | 5 |
| RUNS | 7 % | 4 |
| CLIMBS | 6 % | 6 |
| FORE | 6 % | 4 |
| ASCENDS | 4 % | 7 |
| LEADS | 4 % | 5 |
| RISES | 3 % | 5 |
| WARNINGOFDANGER | 3 % | 15 |
| LEADSACOMMITTEE | 3 % | 15 |
| COINTOSSRESULTS | 3 % | 15 |
| CLIMBSAMOUNTAIN | 3 % | 15 |
| CHAIRS | 3 % | 6 |
| ALERTS | 3 % | 6 |
| SOARS | 3 % | 5 |
| AVIATES | 3 % | 7 |
| CATCH | 1 % | 5 |
| THINKFAST | 1 % | 9 |
| SMART | 1 % | 5 |
| WATCHOUT | 1 % | 8 |
| BLASTSOFF | 1 % | 9 |
| BECAREFUL | 1 % | 9 |
| ADVANCENOTICE | 1 % | 13 |
| WARNING | 1 % | 7 |
| HELMS | 1 % | 5 |
| BEWARE | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Heads-up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alert
- wide-awake
- caution
- visit
- tell
- warning
- info
- caveat
- say
- story
- shocker
- disclaimer
Crossword Answer definitions
ALERT noun- An alarm.
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- A state of readiness for potential combat.
- Attentive; awake; on guard.
- Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
- To give warning to.
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 ALERT
- Argus-eyed
- Code red, for one
- On one's toes
- Sharp-eyed
- Tip off
- Warn
- Not oblivious
- Storm siren
- Wide awake
- On the ball
More clues leading to the result RUNS
- Brook and rill
- Scoreboard units
- Aspires to be mayor, say
- Brave deeds?
- Does some track and field
- Pirates' accumulations
- They're always made at home
- Goes a la Coe
- Baseball stats
- Campaigns
More clues leading to the result CLIMBS
- Heads up
- Scales
- Participates in the Reek Sunday pilgrimage, say
- Takes a peak?
- Gets up
- Ascends
- Tackles K2
- Scales up
- Goes to the top of
- Increases
More clues leading to the result FORE
- St. Andrews shout
- Tiger Woods yell
- Alerting shout
- Cry from the tee
- Golfer's cry
- Links warning
- Fairway duck?
- Links yell
- Pebble Beach warning
- Stall starter
More clues leading to the result ASCENDS
More clues leading to the result LEADS
- Plays first with Goren
- Useful info, to a salesman
- Is ahead
- Detectives' hints
- Actors who do a lot of lines
- Salesmen's starting points
- Musical solos
- Headliners
- Starring roles
- Audiohile's connections
More clues leading to the result RISES
- Advances
- Responds to yeast
- What the sun also does
- Gets up
- __ alai
- Comes up
- Upslopes
- Greets the day
- Goes up
- Increases
More clues leading to the result WARNINGOFDANGER
More clues leading to the result LEADSACOMMITTEE
More clues leading to the result COINTOSSRESULTS
More clues leading to the result CLIMBSAMOUNTAIN
More clues leading to the result CHAIRS
- Heads a meeting
- Musical furniture?
- Professorships
- Seats
- Dining room necessities
- Holds the gavel
- Heads up
- Presides over
- Movable seats.
- Supports for railroad tracks.
More clues leading to the result ALERTS
- Heads up!
- Tips off
- Google notifications
- Google service
- Sirens
- Puts on notice
- Warnings
- Warns
- Wake-up calls
- Advisories
More clues leading to the result SOARS
- Flies high
- Flies above all
- Flies like an eagle
- Gets high
- Glides
- Travels by hanglider
- Emulates eagles
- Goes with the eagles
- Gets really high
- Takes to the skies
More clues leading to the result AVIATES
- Goes up
- Flies
- Uses props, perhaps
- Emulates Waldo Pepper
- Flies an airplane
- Heads up
- Does the Wright thing
- Takes to the skies
- Takes off
- Emulates Earhart
More clues leading to the result CATCH
- Face a fastballer
- ___ of the day (restaurant offering)
- Hidden problem
- Concealed drawback
- Come down with
- Hidden drawback
- Work behind the plate
- "___ a Falling Star" (Perry Como hit)
- Throwing game
- Snag, as a fly ball
More clues leading to the result THINKFAST
More clues leading to the result SMART
- 99's husband, on '60s TV
- Kind of cookie
- Sting
- Maxwell ___ (Agent 86)
- Witty
- He was in control
- Stylish
- Chic
- Nattily dressed
- Kind of money
More clues leading to the result WATCHOUT
More clues leading to the result BLASTSOFF
More clues leading to the result BECAREFUL
More clues leading to the result ADVANCENOTICE
More clues leading to the result WARNING
- See 39-Across
- Bark, perhaps
- Alarm
- Expressing caution to
- Blinking light, maybe
- See 50-Across
- See 26-Down
- Triangular road sign's signification
- Van Halen "Fair ___"
- Alternative to a ticket
More clues leading to the result HELMS
- Jesse of North Carolina
- Positions of leadership
- Politician who was nicknamed "Senator No"
- Steers
- Steering systems at sea
- Captains' posts
- Oversees
- Wheels at sea
- Wheels on the ocean
- Positions of control