The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NAB , but the solution may also be ENTRAP which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Catch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAB | 18 % | 3 |
| SNARE | 13 % | 5 |
| SNAG | 13 % | 4 |
| ENTRAP | 7 % | 6 |
| BAG | 6 % | 3 |
| ENSNARE | 6 % | 7 |
| LAND | 6 % | 4 |
| NAIL | 4 % | 4 |
| TRAP | 4 % | 4 |
| HERE | 4 % | 4 |
| NET | 4 % | 3 |
| GET | 3 % | 3 |
| ENMESH | 2 % | 6 |
| SEE | 2 % | 3 |
| HAUL | 1 % | 4 |
| RUB | 1 % | 3 |
| GRAB | 1 % | 4 |
| HEAR | 1 % | 4 |
| ESPY | 1 % | 4 |
| HIDDENSNAG | 1 % | 10 |
| HOOK | 1 % | 4 |
| CLASP | 1 % | 5 |
| TAKE | 0 % | 4 |
| OVERTAKE | 0 % | 8 |
| CONTRACT | 0 % | 8 |
| COP | 0 % | 3 |
| SEIZE | 0 % | 5 |
| APPREHEND | 0 % | 9 |
| HITCH | 0 % | 5 |
| LATCH | 0 % | 5 |
| HIDDENDRAWBACK | 0 % | 14 |
| PAWL | 0 % | 4 |
| ARREST | 0 % | 6 |
| REELIN | 0 % | 6 |
Why may ESPY be the right solution?
The word "ESPY" means to catch sight of or to see, making it a fitting answer for the clue "Catch."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Catch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- grab
- snatch
- capture
- apprehension
- pick up
- arrest
- stop
- get
- snap
- entrance
- haul
- take in
Crossword Answer definitions
NAB verb- To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
- To grab or snatch something.
- The summit of an eminence.
- The cock of a gunlock.
- (locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NAB
- Arrest
- Put the collar on
- Seize
- Snap up
- Catch
- Collar
- Hook (a crook)
- Slap the cuffs on
- Apprehend
- Get custody of?
More clues leading to the result SNARE
- Cymbal's neighbor
- Tom-tom neighbor
- Trap
- Game keeper
- Part of Buddy Rich's kit
- Drum
- Part of Krupa's kit
- Part of a drum set
- Cymbal neighbor
- Drum that would be an apt instrument for trap music?
More clues leading to the result SNAG
- Glitch
- Hidden obstacle
- Unforeseen obstacle
- Unforseen problem
- Cause of a run
- Hangup in the negotiations
- Hoisery mishap
- Run producer
- Stocking spoiler
- Unforseen obstacle
More clues leading to the result ENTRAP
- Catch in a snare
- Catch, in a way
- Lure into wrongdoing
- Set up
- Snare
- Catch in
- Frame
- Lead into temptation?
- Catch in a sting
- Bag
More clues leading to the result BAG
- Flexible container
- Grab __ (miscellaneous collection)
- Help a checker
- Carrier
- Clutch, e.g.
- Help out at a supermarket
- It may be checked
- Work in a grocery store
- Carry-on item
- Interest, slangily
More clues leading to the result ENSNARE
More clues leading to the result LAND
- Catch
- Touch down
- Secure, as a contract
- __ O' Lakes butter
- Come down
- Instant photography pioneer
- Property
- Reach the runway
- Nail, as a client
- Reel in
More clues leading to the result NAIL
- Catch
- Filed item
- Hammer's target
- Apprehend
- It's out on a limb
- Item often filed
- Painting holder
- Press-on item
- "For want of a ___, the shoe ...."
- Brad
More clues leading to the result TRAP
- "The Parent ____"
- "The Tender ___"
- Clay-pigeon launcher
- Mouth, slangily
- Pitfall
- Ensnare
- Golf course hazard
- Golf hazard
- Headache for Tiger Woods
- Lint spot
More clues leading to the result HERE
- In this place
- Roll call response
- Roll-call reply
- Roll-call response
- Word on a mall map
- "From __ To Eternity"
- "__ goes nothing!"
- Command to Fido
- On this page
- Present
More clues leading to the result NET
- Bottom line
- Clear
- Clear as profit
- Court sight
- Snapper trapper
- Surfing the ___
- Take home
- After taxes
- Circus need
- Circus security
More clues leading to the result GET
- "__ lost!"
- "____ my drift?"
- Obtain
- Catch
- Come down with
- Pick up
- "___ Smart"
- Pay back
- Tennis retrieval
- "__ my drift?"
More clues leading to the result ENMESH
- Catch in a net
- Tangle up
- Get tangled up
- Catch, spider-style
- Catch, as in a net
- Trap in a net
- Trap
- Intertwine
- Catch
- Get tangled
More clues leading to the result SEE
- Get the hang of
- "Get it?"
- "I told you so!"
- "Now __ here!"
- "On A Clear Day You Can ____ Forever"
- "Understand?"
- "_____, I told you so."
- Bishopric
- Figure out
- Get the picture
More clues leading to the result HAUL
- Drag
- Transport
- Truck
- Big winnings, in slang
- Lug, as a load
- Schlep
- Burglar's booty
- Fishing boat's netful
- Tow
- U follower?
More clues leading to the result RUB
- Spice massaged onto raw food
- Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
- Tug partner
- Massage
- "Ay, there's the ___"
- Get the knots out of, say
- Predicament
- Spa selection
- Source of irritation
- Abrade
More clues leading to the result GRAB
More clues leading to the result HEAR
- Chair
- Get an earful
- Pay close attention to
- Listen to
- Consider (a case)
- Attend
- Detect aurally
- Try a case
- Get wind of
- Use some sense
More clues leading to the result ESPY
- Catch sight of
- Glimpse
- Lay eyes on
- Peek at
- Set eyes on
- Spot
- Award created by a cable network
- Award for Caitlyn Jenner
- Wordsmith Willard
- Annual athletic award
More clues leading to the result HIDDENSNAG
More clues leading to the result HOOK
- Disarmed captain?
- Barrie baddie
- Captain of the Jolly Roger
- Pan foe
- Catchy refrain
- Catchy guitar riff
- Catchy song segment
- Catchy musical phrase
- Catchy part of a tune
- Wendy's kidnapper
More clues leading to the result CLASP
- Hold onto
- Necklace fastener
- Tie securer
- Fastener
- Bill holder
- Choker component
- Necklace feature
- Envelope feature, at times
- Necklace part
- Envelope feature
More clues leading to the result TAKE
- On the ____ (accepting bribes)
- Gate receipts
- Give's partner
- Ingest, as medicine
- "____this Job and Shove It"
- "___my wife. Please."
- Accept
- Accept uncomplainingly
- Pickings
- On the __ (accepting bribes)
More clues leading to the result OVERTAKE
- Pass
- Surpass
- Lap
- Catch up with
- Pull ahead of
- Catch up.
- Catch up with.
- Come up with.
- Come upon suddenly.
- Catch up to.
More clues leading to the result CONTRACT
- Come down with
- Written agreement
- Legal document
- Covenant
- Formal agreement.
- A form of bridge.
- Bridge.
- Type of bridge.
- Bridge begun in 1925.
- Shrink.
More clues leading to the result COP
- Flatfoot
- __ a plea
- Friday, e.g.
- One wielding tear gas or driving a tank, perhaps, alas (and, after burrowing, a 37-Down/43-Across from Barry Manilow)
- Beat walker
- Bobby from Britain
- Filch
- One in a cruiser
- Pig
- Whistle blower?
More clues leading to the result SEIZE
- Take forcibly
- Afflict suddenly
- Grab
- Grasp forcibly
- Capture
- Apprehend
- Appropriate
- Take by force
- Confiscate
- Take control of
More clues leading to the result APPREHEND
More clues leading to the result HITCH
- Trailer need
- Snag
- 2005 Will Smith romcom
- Stint in the army
- Small obstacle
- Unforeseen obstacle
- Without a ___ (problem-free)
- Knot that's easily loosened
- Thumb
- Pull (up), as pants
More clues leading to the result LATCH
- Basic security device
- Car seat-securing feature
- Gate closer
- Gate fastener
- Door fastener
- Glom (onto)
- Close, in a way
- Hook and eye, for one
- It can hold the key
- Gate mechanism
More clues leading to the result HIDDENDRAWBACK
More clues leading to the result PAWL
- Ratchet part
- Ratchet engager
- Ratchet-wheel partner
- Ratchet wheel engager
- Something to sink one's teeth into
- Ratchet bar
- Cogwheel accessory
- Pivoting device
- Bar that engages with a ratchet
- Sliding bolt.
More clues leading to the result ARREST
- Run in
- Seize by law
- Take prisoner
- Pinch
- Put the collar on
- Catch
- Collar
- Bring into the station house
- Take in
- Bring to a standstill