Catches
The crossword clue "Catches" is answered by NABS, a 4-letter entry. Used 44 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 16 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 44 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 16 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.
- ENTRAPS (12 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
- Arrests - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Captures - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Apprehends - used 47 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
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.
- Catches some rays - TANS, used 57 times
- Catches sight of - SEES, used 33 times
- Catches a glimpse of - SEES, used 30 times
- Catches on to - GETS, used 28 times
- Catches some z's - NAPS, used 25 times
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