Arrests
The crossword clue "Arrests" is answered by NABS, a 4-letter entry. Used 55 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NABS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NABS answer page.
Used 55 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 18 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.
- RUNSIN (8 uses in xd)
- HAULSIN (5 uses in xd)
- BUSTS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for NABS
Every other clue in this collection answered by NABS, most used first.
- Collars - used 95 times, most recently in 2025
- Captures - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Apprehends - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Catches - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Catches red-handed - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Catches in the act - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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- Require - NEED, used 321 times
- Tidy - NEAT, used 316 times
- Close by - NEAR, used 299 times
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