Brought to bay
The crossword clue "Brought to bay" is answered by TREED, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1968. 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
TREED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TREED answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1968. 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.
- CORNERED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TREED
Every other clue in this collection answered by TREED, most used first.
- Cornered - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
- Out on a limb - used 21 times, most recently in 2013
- In a tough spot - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
- Trapped, in a way - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Cornered, in a way - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Unable to escape - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Wooded - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Stuck up? - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Trapped on a branch - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Bay window - ORIEL, used 254 times
- Small bay - INLET, used 78 times
- Bay - INLET, used 42 times
- Brought on board - HIRED, used 41 times
- Brought under control - TAMED, used 41 times
- Brought to a close - ENDED, used 30 times
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