Lures
The crossword clue "Lures" is answered by BAITS, a 5-letter entry. Used 18 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BAITS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BAITS answer page.
Used 18 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DECOYS (5 uses in xd)
- ROPESIN (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for BAITS
Every other clue in this collection answered by BAITS, most used first.
- Entices - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Teases - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Prepares the hook - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Prepares to switch - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Enticements - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Deliberately taunts - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Tries to get a rise out of - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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- Misrepresent - BELIE, used 116 times
- Sanctify - BLESS, used 109 times
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