Look through a keyhole

The answer

PEER

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEER answer page.

Used 19 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 3 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.

• PEERIN (11 uses in xd)
• SPY (3 uses in xd)
• PEEK (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for PEER

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

• Equal - used 256 times, most recently in 2026
• Jury member - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
• Social equal - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
• Look closely - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• One's equal - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Nobleman - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• Look intently - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Gaze - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Colleague - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• House of Lords member - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Look searchingly - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
• ___ pressure - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Gynt" - used 20 times, most recently in 2017
• Use a spyglass - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• Look narrowly - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Jury member, in theory - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Juror, in theory - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• ___ review - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Look closely (at) - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Noble - used 13 times, most recently in 2012
• Kind of pressure - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
• One may exert pressure - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• ___-reviewed journal - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Look intently (at) - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Source of pressure, perhaps - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Squint - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Classmate, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Duke or earl - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• British noble - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Legal equal - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Look - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Pressure source - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Duke, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Kind of review - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Person of equal standing - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Contemporary - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Earl or duke - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Member of a jury - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Type of pressure - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Use a keyhole, perhaps - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Word with group or pressure - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Look after - TEND, used 184 times
• Look for - SEEK, used 172 times
• "Look what I did!" - TADA, used 103 times
• Impolite look - LEER, used 99 times
• Lascivious look - LEER, used 98 times
• Sly look - LEER, used 91 times

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