Pick up Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pick up featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on October 17, 2026. We have found 42 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEARN.

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30 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
LEARN Pick up (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 17, 2026
IMPROVE Pick up (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 8, 2026
GET Pick up (3) New York Times Jun 12, 2025
LIFT Pick up (4) Universal Feb 23, 2025
ANSWER Pick up (6) New York Times Sep 28, 2024
RESUME Pick up (6) The Guardian Quick Mar 4, 2024
SENSE Pick up (5) LA Times Daily Jan 12, 2024
UTILITYTRUCK Pick-up (12) The Telegraph Quick May 15, 2023
HEAR Pick up (4) Newsday Apr 29, 2023
DETECT Pick up (6) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2023

12 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
38% NOTICE Pick up on (6) Premier Sunday Sep 27, 2026
38% SENSED Picked up on (6) USA Today Aug 23, 2026
36% PACE "Pick up ___!" ("pick up speed") (4)
35% DETECTED Picked up (8) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
35% ANSWERING Picking up (9) Newsday Feb 19, 2022
35% CHEERED Picked (up) (7) New York Times Jun 21, 2020
35% PERCEIVE Pick up on (8) USA Today Apr 21, 2020
35% NABBING Picking up (7) LA Times Daily Apr 3, 2016
35% TIDIES Picks up (6)
35% ANSWERSTHEPHONE Picks up (15)

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"Pick up" in this clue is a clever way of hinting at the word "RESUME," which can mean to pick up or continue something after a pause. In a crossword, such wordplay adds a fun twist to finding the answer.