Speeder's nemesis

The answer

RADAR

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RADAR answer page.

Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 8 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.

• TRAFFICCOP (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for RADAR

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

• Doppler device - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• "M*A*S*H" role - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
• Detection device - used 26 times, most recently in 2018
• Speed checker - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Speed reader? - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Storm tracker - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Speed trap device - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• "M*A*S*H" character - used 16 times, most recently in 2015
• Air traffic aid - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Detecting device - used 15 times, most recently in 2004
• "M*A*S*H" clerk - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Speed detector - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Speeder spotter - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• Weather aid - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Storm-tracking device - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Tracking device - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Control tower device - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Plane tracker - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Airplane tracking device - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "M*A*S*H" corporal O'Reilly - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Plane-tracking device - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Speeder's bane - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Airport aid - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Clerk of the 4077th - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Forecasting aid - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Meteorologist's tool - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Air traffic control device - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Fly under the ___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Navigation aid - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Control-tower tracking device - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Kind of gun - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• "M*A*S*H" corporal - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Meteorological tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

Related clues

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• Nemesis - ENEMY, used 36 times
• Popeye's nemesis - BLUTO, used 21 times
• Harry Potter nemesis Malfoy - DRACO, used 9 times
• Harry Potter's nemesis Malfoy - DRACO, used 6 times

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