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Dangle a carrot in front of

Answer: TEMPT - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Dangle a carrot in front of" is answered by TEMPT, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.

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TEMPT

TEMPT

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEMPT answer page.

16Times used
11Distinct years
2026Most recent year
9Publications

Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for TEMPT

Every other clue in this collection answered by TEMPT, most used first.

  • Entice - used 126 times, most recently in 2026
  • Lure - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
  • Tantalize - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
  • Bait - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
  • Beguile - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
  • Lead on - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
  • Act the siren - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
  • Play the siren - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
  • Allure - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
  • Offer bait to - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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