Keen - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'keen' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for eager that I've seen before include "Alert and active type?" , "Enthusiastic, avid" , "Excited by desire" , "It's a bore" , "Earnest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Times, the USA Today, The Irish Independent, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

'keen' is the definition.
(I know that keen can be written as acute)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for acute that I've seen before include "Shrewd; severe" , "Urgently pressing" , "Extremely sharp or intense" , "feature at the beginning and end of a French summer" , "Sharp as of mind - or pain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Times, the USA Today, The Irish Independent, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

'keen' is the definition.
(both can mean enthusiastic)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for avid that I've seen before include "Keen and eager" , "'Eager, zealous (4)'" , "Greatly desirous" , "Showing active interest and enthusiasm" , "Keenly interested" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, The Independent, The Sun, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

'keen' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for agog that I've seen before include "with eyes on stalks" , "Excitedly interested" , "Bug-eyed" , "Expecting" , "Eager and wide-eyed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, The Independent, The Sun, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

'keen' is the definition.
(keen can mean 'wail in grief')

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for wail that I've seen before include "Cry of grief" , "Cry piteously" , "blub" , "Howl" , "Whimper" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, The Independent, The Sun, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

'keen' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ardent that I've seen before include "Enthusiastic or passionate" , "Burning, passionate" , "Intensely enthusiastic" , "Having great warmth of feeling like a lover" , "'Fervent, impassioned (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the Universal, The New York Times and the Sydney Morning Herald.

'keen' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for enthusiastic that I've seen before include "Ardent - thin suitcase (anag)" , "Full of fervour" , "warm" , "Eager" , "Intensely keen and interested" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Telegraph.

'keen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for red-hot that I've seen before include "So fresh it burns - like news scoop" , "Glowing warmly" , "Glowing; extremely popular" , "Very, very warm" , "Glowing; passionate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

Keen (5)