Sneak attack
The crossword clue "Sneak attack" is answered by AMBUSH, a 6-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
AMBUSH
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AMBUSH answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for AMBUSH
Every other clue in this collection answered by AMBUSH, most used first.
- Surprise attack - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Waylay - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Attack - ASSAIL, used 90 times
- Attack - HAVEAT, used 27 times
- Attack vigorously - ASSAIL, used 27 times
- Attack from the air - STRAFE, used 21 times
- Attack violently - ASSAIL, used 17 times
- Attack from above - STRAFE, used 15 times
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