Furtive fellow
The crossword clue "Furtive fellow" is answered by SNEAK, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SNEAK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNEAK answer page.
Used 19 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SNEAK
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNEAK, most used first.
- Move stealthily - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Move furtively - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of preview - used 32 times, most recently in 2018
- Furtive one - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ peek - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ preview - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Weasel - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Go furtively - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- ___ peek (preview) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Pussyfoot - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Sly one - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Be furtive - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Skulk - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Furtive sort - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Furtive type - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Go on tiptoe - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Underhanded one - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
- Kind of attack - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Underhanded sort - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Underhanded type - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Act furtively - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Kind of thief - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
- One not to be trusted - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Quarterback maneuver - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Quarterback play - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Tiptoe - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Untrustworthy one - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Creep about - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Dishonest sort - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
- Go quietly - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Move quietly - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Fable fellow - AESOP, used 15 times
- British fellow - BLOKE, used 13 times
- Fabulous fellow? - AESOP, used 13 times
- More furtive - SLIER, used 13 times
- Annoying fellow - TWERP, used 12 times
- Dashing fellow - BLADE, used 10 times
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