Slow on the uptake Crossword Clue – 2 Answers (5-6 Letters)

Q: What's the best solution for Slow on the uptake?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Slow on the uptake is DENSE. Other possible answers include OBTUSE.

Q: How many solutions are there for Slow on the uptake?

We have found 2 possible answers for the crossword clue Slow on the uptake.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Slow on the uptake?

Clues like Slow on the uptake often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Guardian Quick, Daily Star, Daily Express, The Sun Two Speed, The i Paper, among others.

5 letter answer(s) to slow on the uptake

DENSE

hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead"
Obtuse
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

6 letter answer(s) to slow on the uptake

OBTUSE

(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Slow on the uptake’

What's the best solution for Slow on the uptake?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Slow on the uptake is DENSE. Other possible answers include OBTUSE.

How many solutions are there for Slow on the uptake?

We have found 2 possible answers for the crossword clue Slow on the uptake.

Which crosswords feature clues like Slow on the uptake?

Clues like Slow on the uptake often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Guardian Quick, Daily Star, Daily Express, The Sun Two Speed, The i Paper, among others.

Clue	Answers
Compact	6
Blunt	5
Thick	5
Close together	4
Dim	4
Crowded	3
Dense	3
Impenetrable	3
Not the brightest bulb on	3
Packed	3
Slow-witted	3
Unintelligent	3
Doltish	2
Kind of triangle	2
Not sharp	2
Not too swift	2
Obtuse	2
Thickheaded	2
Tightly packed	2
(Of an angle) more than 90o but less than 180o	1
Annoyingly insensitive	1
Blockheaded	1
Blockish	1
Blunt heads of overseas bank taking on employment	1
Blunt object with section cut near end	1
Closely compacted	1
Closely packed	1
Crowded closely together	1
Dense fog - Central tube station first to get disrupted	1
Dim-witted regulars in combat exercise	1
Dozy bachelor finally lost in river	1
Dull books about British employment	1
Dull-witted	1
Dull-witted but more than right	1
Far from sharp	1
Hard to get through	1
Hardly brainy	1
Hardly suited for Mensa	1
Lacking in insight	1
Like a black hole	1
Like depleted uranium	1
Like osmium, more than an	1
Love, dropping its first subtle shimmering	1
More than 90	1
Needs	1
None too brainy	1
None too bright	1
None too swift	1
Not an intelligent sort of angle?	1
Not the brightest — studies English!	1

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Not the brightest bulb on

Packed