The hunted
The crossword clue "The hunted" is answered by PREY, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PREY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PREY answer page.
Used 27 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PREY
Every other clue in this collection answered by PREY, most used first.
- Quarry - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Hunted animal - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Victim - used 54 times, most recently in 2023
- Mice, to owls - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Hunter's quarry - used 34 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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