Catch a few z's

The answer

NAP

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NAP answer page.

Used 18 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 10 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.

• DOZE (8 uses in xd)
• CATNAP (2 uses in xd)
• GRABSOMESHUTEYE (1 uses in xd)
• NODOFF (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for NAP

Every other clue in this collection answered by NAP, most used first.

• Snooze - used 194 times, most recently in 2026
• Siesta - used 183 times, most recently in 2026
• Forty winks - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
• Short snooze - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
• Catch some z's - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Quick snooze - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Short sleep - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Day break? - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Doze - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Pile - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Afternoon break - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• 40 winks - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Afternoon snooze - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Carpet feature - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Time out? - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Short rest - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Bit of shut-eye - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Brief time out - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Midday snooze - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Downy surface - used 17 times, most recently in 2017
• Be off guard - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Power ___ - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Afternoon refresher - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Brief sleep - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Brief snooze - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Kindergarten break - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Suede feature - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Go out for a bit? - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Tot's time-out - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
• Be off one's guard - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Carpet fuzz - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Catch forty winks - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Rest - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Hammock snooze - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Midday refresher - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Short time-out - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Downy coating - used 9 times, most recently in 2004
• Drop off - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Fleece feature - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Fuzz - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Word after "cat" or "power" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Drop off for a bit - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Rug feature - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Toddler's break - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Afternoon rest - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Drift off for a bit - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Quick time out? - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Tot's break - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Brief slumber - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Fabric fuzz - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Preschooler's dread - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Refreshing break - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Sleep briefly - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Time-out of a sort - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Toddler's time out? - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Catch - NAB, used 107 times
• Catch red-handed - NAB, used 69 times
• Catch sight of - SEE, used 61 times
• Catch some rays - TAN, used 57 times
• Catch a glimpse of - SEE, used 47 times
• Catch in the act - NAB, used 46 times

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