Wait in the shadows
The crossword clue "Wait in the shadows" is answered by LURK, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LURK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LURK answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LURK
Every other clue in this collection answered by LURK, most used first.
- Hide in the shadows - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Wait in hiding - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Lie in wait - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Skulk - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Hide in the bushes - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Move furtively - used 6 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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