Hide a mike on

The answer

WIRE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WIRE answer page.

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for WIRE

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

• Telegram - used 71 times, most recently in 2025
• Metal thread - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
• Cable - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Hidden mike - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Current carrier - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Finish line - used 17 times, most recently in 2017
• Electrician's supply - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Electricity carrier - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Down to the ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Fence material. - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
• Marionette mover - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Hanger material - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Send electronically, as funds - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Fencing. - used 8 times, most recently in 1981
• Telegraph - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Hidden microphone - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Listening device - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Tightrope - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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.

• Hide - PELT, used 96 times
• Hide - SKIN, used 34 times
• "Dirty Jobs" host Mike - ROWE, used 30 times
• Hide-and-___ - SEEK, used 27 times
• Hide in the shadows - LURK, used 24 times
• Animal hide - PELT, used 21 times

Search the clue collection

Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.