The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NAB , but the solution may also be NAIL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Catch dead to rights crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAB | 50 % | 3 |
| NAIL | 50 % | 4 |
Why may NAIL be the right solution?
The phrase "catch dead to rights" means to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal. "NAIL" is the right solution because it can mean to catch or apprehend someone, especially when they are guilty.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Catch dead to rights
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nail
- price
- pricing
- receiver
- snatch
- snatching
- wait
- hook
- shot
- defraud
- divest
- divestiture
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?