Slaps the cuffs on
The crossword clue "Slaps the cuffs on" is answered by NABS, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
NABS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NABS answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Every other clue in this collection answered by NABS, most used first.
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- Captures - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
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- 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
- Seizes - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Snatches - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Catches, as a crook - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Picks up - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes into custody - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Pinches - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Grabs - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Catches, as a criminal - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Puts the collar on - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Hauls in - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Runs in - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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