CrosswordAlly

Straight up Crossword Clue

5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, December 28, 2025 · 64-Across

Appeared in 13 New York Times Crosswords between May 1995 and August 2026.

Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 28, 2025 · 64-Across · 5 letters

0 of 5 letters revealed

Need a nudge?

Need more?

What does this clue mean?

upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

adjective

WordNet® (Princeton University)

Known letters

5 letters

Use ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?

Other answers seen for this clue

  • NEAT4 letters
    answer page
    Appeared in 4 New York Times Crosswords between October 2000 and April 2021.
  • REAL4 letters
    answer page
    Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, August 22, 2026.
  • NOSPIN6 letters
    answer page
    Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
  • GENUINE7 letters
    answer page
    Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, August 20, 2022.
  • TRUENORTH9 letters
    answer page
    Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, October 1, 2005.

Other clues with the same answer

View all clues with this answer
  • Put up, as a building

    New York Times · Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · 5 letters

  • Block someone's passage, say

    New York Times · Sunday, July 19, 2026 · 5 letters

  • Build

    New York Times · Friday, January 9, 2026 · 5 letters

  • Standing

    New York Times · Wednesday, December 10, 2025 · 5 letters

  • Standing up

    New York Times · Wednesday, February 28, 2024 · 5 letters

  • Like good posture

    New York Times · Friday, October 6, 2023 · 5 letters

  • Upright

    New York Times · Wednesday, August 16, 2023 · 5 letters

  • Put up

    New York Times · Saturday, February 25, 2023 · 5 letters

  • Build up

    New York Times · Friday, December 16, 2022 · 5 letters

  • Construct

    New York Times · Wednesday, August 10, 2022 · 5 letters

More clues from this crossword

View all clues from the Sunday, December 28, 2025 NYT Crossword →

Solve another clue