Police action
The crossword clue "Police action" is answered by RAID, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RAID
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAID answer page.
Used 32 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 11 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.
- BUST (1 uses in xd)
- DRAGNET (1 uses in xd)
- SIRENS (1 uses in xd)
- STAKEOUT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RAID
Every other clue in this collection answered by RAID, most used first.
- Foray - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Incursion - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Sudden attack - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Surprise attack - used 51 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.
- Break in the action - LULL, used 93 times
- Action word - VERB, used 69 times
- Police officers - COPS, used 39 times
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