Police trap
The crossword clue "Police trap" is answered by STING, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STING
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STING answer page.
Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 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.
- DRAGNET (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
- Bee's attack - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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