Suddenly pay attention, with "up"

Latest answer — January 24, 2026

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  1. 1Used as a rendezvous point
  2. 6Put to rest
  3. 12Hangouts for golden agers
  4. 14Feeling that a new haircut or a new set of clothes might bring
  5. 15Child support?
  6. 16"The Addams Family" member voiced by Snoop Dogg in 2019
  7. 17___ Ivanovic, former #1-ranked female tennis player
  8. 18Copa Mundial chant
  9. 19Afghans, e.g.
  10. 21Empty vehicle weight
  11. 23Horn-heavy genre
  12. 26Practice
  13. 27Very flimsy, as an argument
  14. 29What a stein might hold
  15. 30How change comes in the Baltics
  16. 31Bevy
  17. 32"Enough already!"
  18. 34Knocks the top off of
  19. 35Not remain loose
  20. 361960s protest singer Phil
  21. 37It may wind up at the top of one's head
  22. 39"Again?!!"
  23. 40Home for the winter, say
  24. 41Approx. 25% of it consists of national forests
  25. 42Penultimate film in a series of 23
  26. 48Scene for a skeleton crew?
  27. 49Where one might hope to find good deals on the internet?
  28. 50Chucked, informally
  29. 51Roll over, in a way

Down

  1. 1Course catalog?
  2. 2Means of closing up a vent
  3. 3Some joint promotions
  4. 4Conduit from a ventricle
  5. 5Four minus one
  6. 6Really, really regrets
  7. 7Remedy for some intake problems
  8. 8Skip it!
  9. 9Suddenly pay attention, with "up"
  10. 10Native American people known as the "Nation du Chat"
  11. 11Exam on which 44-Down got a near-perfect score
  12. 12Furniture that's designed to break down?
  13. 13One breaking a 108-year drought in 2016
  14. 14Catches on
  15. 15Australian singer with the 2014 #1 album "1000 Forms of Fear"
  16. 20Prefix with piracy
  17. 21Staple vegetables in Hawaiian cooking
  18. 22Each
  19. 23Puts on a big display
  20. 24Fan group that often wears black-and-white face paint
  21. 25"The Dove and the ___" (Aesop fable)
  22. 27Charlie with the 2016 hit "We Don't Talk Anymore"
  23. 28God who rides in a chariot pulled by two giant magical goats
  24. 29It'll never fly!
  25. 30Forwent
  26. 33Dad-blasted
  27. 34Pedestrian
  28. 37Split component, at times
  29. 38Called on one's birthday?
  30. 39Dark
  31. 40Like tungsten
  32. 42Main greeting
  33. 43Pointer that changes with the weather
  34. 44Filmdom's Woods who took the 11-Down
  35. 45___ league
  36. 46Scorch
  37. 47Swell

The answer to “Suddenly pay attention, with "up"” in the New York Times crossword is PERK — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 24, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 9-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Suddenly pay attention, with "up"” answer

PERK (4 letters)

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Why the answer is PERK

PERK is the 4-letter solution that fits "Suddenly pay attention, with "up"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 24, 2026 (9-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PERK mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PERK is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting

When else has “Suddenly pay attention, with "up"” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

January 24, 2026 (most recent) → PERK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Suddenly pay attention, with "up"”?

The answer is PERK, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 24, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Suddenly pay attention, with "up"”?

4 letters: PERK.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 24, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 9-Down.

Can “Suddenly pay attention, with "up"” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for January 24, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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