The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word KEEN which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Mentally acute crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KEEN | 35 % | 4 |
| AGILE | 29 % | 5 |
| SHARP | 24 % | 5 |
| APT | 12 % | 3 |
Why may KEEN be the right solution?
"Keen" means having a sharp or quick intellect, making it a fitting answer for "mentally acute."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mentally acute
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- astute
- perceptive
- insightful
- discerning
- keen
- apprehensive
- acumen
- insight
- working hypothesis
- palpably
- acuteness
- palpable
Crossword Answer definitions
KEEN verb- To make cold, to sharpen.
- Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- Marvelous.
- Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
- A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
- To utter a keen.
- To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
- To mourn.
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 KEEN
- Intellectually sharp
- Loud wail
- Sharp
- Peachy-__
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp-edged
- Splendid, slangily
- Discerning
- Highly developed
- Peachy ___
More clues leading to the result AGILE
- Fast on one's feet
- Like a gymnast
- Like a mountain goat
- Mentally quick
- Nimble
- Limber
- Lithe
- Loose-limbed
- Quick of foot
- Light on one's feet
More clues leading to the result SHARP
- On the dot
- Out of tune
- Off key
- On, as a pitcher
- A little high in music class?
- Like the cutting edge
- Higher than normal
- On the ball
- What # may indicate
- Pitched too high