The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ABED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Not up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABED | 74 % | 4 |
| INBED | 12 % | 5 |
| ASLEEP | 6 % | 6 |
| SAD | 5 % | 3 |
| GLUM | 1 % | 4 |
| DOWN | 1 % | 4 |
Why may ABED be the right solution?
The answer "ABED" to the clue "Not up" is correct because "ABED" means in bed or lying down, which is the opposite of being up or standing.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- down
- underhand
- upstairs
- inside-out
- up to bat
- line-ball
- uppish
- all out
- behind in the count
- timed out
- ahead in the count
- stumped
Crossword Answer definitions
ABED adverb- In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
- To childbed
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 ABED
- In dreamland
- In the sack
- Not up yet
- Retired
- Under the covers
- Ignoring the alarm
- Sacked out
- Sleeping
- In the land of Nod
- Still in the sack
More clues leading to the result INBED
- Catching some z's
- Not up, as yet
- Sick, or possibly doing something sick
- Classic phrase added to the end of Chinese fortune cookie fortunes
- Jokey phrase appended to fortune cookie fortunes
- Sacked?
- Way to serve breakfast
- Not yet arisen
- Not out of the sack
- Under the covers
More clues leading to the result ASLEEP
- In the arms of Morpheus
- In dreamland
- Little Boy Blue's state
- Sacked out
- Word after fast or sound
- Inactive
- Nodding
- Showing a screen saver
- Soporose
- In 24 Down's condition
More clues leading to the result SAD
More clues leading to the result GLUM
- Down in the dumps
- Grinchy
- Saturnine
- Down at the mouth
- Down in the mouth
- Moody and melancholy
- Not eggsactly eggsuberant
- Dejected
- Morose
- Gravely morose