Police operation
The crossword clue "Police operation" is answered by STING, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STING
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STING answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 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.
- STRANDING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STING
Every other clue in this collection answered by STING, most used first.
- Smart - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Police trap - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Bee's attack - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Con game - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Undercover operation - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Bee attack - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Scorpion attack - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Bee bite - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Jellyfish attack - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Bee's defense - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Beekeeper's danger - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Wasp attack - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Police chief? - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Police man? - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- East German secret police - STASI, used 32 times
- Dickinson of "Police Woman" - ANGIE, used 25 times
- Police ID - BADGE, used 21 times
- Police raids - BUSTS, used 10 times
- Police weapon - TASER, used 10 times
- Former East German secret police - STASI, used 9 times
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