Prey in a mock hunt
The crossword clue "Prey in a mock hunt" is answered by SNIPE, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SNIPE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNIPE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SNIPE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNIPE, most used first.
- Marsh bird - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Take potshots - used 56 times, most recently in 2024
- Take potshots (at) - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Shoot from hiding - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
- Wading bird - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- Long-billed bird - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Shore bird. - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Game bird - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Long-billed marsh bird - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Shoot from cover - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Make malicious remarks - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Make nasty comments - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Straight-billed game bird - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Goddess of the hunt - DIANA, used 51 times
- Bird of prey - EAGLE, used 39 times
- Hunt illegally - POACH, used 36 times
- Mock - TAUNT, used 30 times
- Ladybug's prey - APHID, used 29 times
- Mock - TEASE, used 22 times
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