Catches
The crossword clue "Catches" is answered by TRAPS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TRAPS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRAPS answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TRAPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRAPS, most used first.
- Snares - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Ensnares - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Pitfalls - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
- Golf hazards - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
- Corners - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Mouse-catching devices - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Devices to catch the unsuspecting - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Links hazards - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Catches - SNAGS, used 27 times
- Catches sight of - SPOTS, used 22 times
- Catches one's breath - RESTS, used 20 times
- Catches flies - SHAGS, used 13 times
- Catches red-handed - NAILS, used 11 times
- Catches a wave - SURFS, used 8 times
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