The term 'asleep at the switch' is a phrase used to describe someone who is not paying attention or is not alert. The crossword solutions for this phrase are UNALERT (7 letters), NEGLIGENT (9 letters), REMISS (6 letters), caughtunawares (14 letters), whollyofficguard (14 letters), fullyunprepared (15 letters), and takenbysurprise (15 letters). All of these words describe someone who is not paying attention or is not prepared for something, which is the same as being asleep at the switch.