Catches in a trap
The crossword clue "Catches in a trap" is answered by ENSNARES, a 8-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ENSNARES
8 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ENSNARES answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- ENTOILS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ENSNARES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ENSNARES, most used first.
- Traps - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
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