The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NABS , but the solution may also be NETS Down 1 Common adult ed offering which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Catches crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NABS | 20 % | 4 |
| SNAGS | 15 % | 5 |
| SNARES | 10 % | 6 |
| BAGS | 9 % | 4 |
| NETS | 7 % | 4 |
| GETS | 5 % | 4 |
| ENTRAPS | 5 % | 7 |
| ENSNARES | 4 % | 8 |
| TRAPS | 4 % | 5 |
| LANDS | 3 % | 5 |
| IGNITES | 3 % | 7 |
| NAILS | 2 % | 5 |
| SEES | 2 % | 4 |
| LAYSEYESON | 1 % | 10 |
| SPOTS | 1 % | 5 |
| HAULS | 1 % | 5 |
| ENMESHES | 1 % | 8 |
| LASSOES | 1 % | 7 |
| HASPS | 1 % | 5 |
| HEARS | 1 % | 5 |
| SEIZES | 1 % | 6 |
| NETS Down 1 Common adult ed offering | 1 % | 36 |
| REELSIN | 1 % | 7 |
| DETENTS | 1 % | 7 |
| GRABS | 1 % | 5 |
Why may NETSDOWN1-COMMON-ADULT-ED-OFFERING be the right solution?
The answer to "Catches" is "NETS" because nets are commonly used to catch things, such as fish or butterflies.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Catches
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
NABS verb- To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
- To grab or snatch something.
- A single-serving package of crackers, usually filled with peanut butter. Snack crackers.
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 NABS
- Arrests
- Collars
- Nails
- Grabs hold of
- Catches, as a perp
- Snatches
- Apprehends
- Puts the finger on
- Captures
- Catches in the act
More clues leading to the result SNAGS
- Hose problems
- Glitches
- Bumps in the road
- Obstructions
- Snatches
- Unforeseen problems
- Riverboat hazards
- Stumbling blocks
- Gets caught, in a way
- Obstacles
More clues leading to the result SNARES
- Traps
- Part of a percussion section
- Captures
- Some drums
- Entraps
- Game keepers?
- Stings, essentially
- Traps, in a way
- Entangles
- Catches
More clues leading to the result BAGS
- Brings in
- Captures
- Grocery quantities
- Quantities of groceries
- Redcap's burden
- They're often punched
- Grocery store freebies
- Grocery stores freebies
- Porter's burden
- Overhead rack items
More clues leading to the result NETS
- Jersey hoopsters
- Aerialist's precautions
- Court dividers?
- Hoop hangings
- Lepidopterists' gear
- NJ hoopsters
- New Jersey cagers
- Circus insurance
- Clears, as profit
- Court dividers
More clues leading to the result GETS
- Arrives at
- Understands
- Comes by
- Groks
- Comes into
- Comprehends
- Catches on to
- Hears clearly
- Obtains
- Understands, as a joke
More clues leading to the result ENTRAPS
- Lures into danger
- Catches cagily
- Lures into illegal activity
- Snares
- Catches in a snare
- Lures into a crime
- Nabs in a sting operation
- Tricks
- Stings, police-style
- Stings, in a way
More clues leading to the result ENSNARES
- Traps
- Captures
- Catches in a trap
- Catches
- Catches, as in a net
- Catches with a rope
- Trammels
- Lures successfully
- Nets
- Craftily trips up
More clues leading to the result TRAPS
- Cogwheel
- Exterminators' gear
- Lobster pots
- Links' hazard
- Animal catchers
- Percussion set
- Links hazards
- Ensnares
- Clay pigeon tossers
- Destinations of some tee shots
More clues leading to the result LANDS
- Arrives at O'Hare
- Comes to rest
- Touches down
- Nails
- Nails, as a big client
- Completes a flight
- Comes down to Earth
- Puts the plane down
- Countries
- Bags
More clues leading to the result IGNITES
- Lights
- Sets off
- Sets ablaze
- Puts a match to
- Starts to flame
- Catches fire
- Sparks
- Fires up
- Sets a match to
- Catches
More clues leading to the result NAILS
- Manicurist's assignment
- Finger features
- Finger tips
- Salon treatment targets
- Home Depot purchase
- Mani-pedi targets
- Gets down pat
- Salon concerns
- Hardness symbol
- Filed items
More clues leading to the result SEES
- Catches on
- Checks out
- Goes out with
- Blunders upon
- Comprehends
- Dates
- Eyes
- Gets it
- Gets the picture
- Keeps company with
More clues leading to the result LAYSEYESON
More clues leading to the result SPOTS
- Tea units, to the Brits
- Can be on a dog
- Dalmatian feature
- Parking places
- Catches sight of
- Picks out
- Sees
- Leopard's markings
- Leopard's coat characteristic
- Dalmatian's array
More clues leading to the result HAULS
- Totes
- Moves, as furniture
- Transports
- Stealings
- Lugs
- Emulates a trucker
- Schleps
- Pulls
- Burglary seizures
- Heaves
More clues leading to the result ENMESHES
More clues leading to the result LASSOES
- Acquires stock?
- Ropes
- Snares with honda knots
- Cow catchers
- Ropes in
- Dogie catchers
- Rodeo ropes
- Cow catchers.
- Rodeo gear.
- Catches, in a way.
More clues leading to the result HASPS
- Door fasteners
- Lock catches
- Hinged fasteners
- Diary protectors
- Fasteners
- Hinged door fasteners
- Lock fasteners
- Padlock parts
- Steamer trunk fasteners
- Padlock pieces
More clues leading to the result HEARS
- Considers
- Picks up
- Presides over (a case)
- Listens to
- Picks up some waves
- Gets word
- Gets wind (of)
- Finds out, in a way
- Gets an earful
- Gets wind of
More clues leading to the result SEIZES
- Grabs
- Grabs hold of
- Gets one's hands on
- Appropriates
- Commandeers
- Snatches
- Takes by force
- Captures
- Suddenly stops working, with "up"
- Confiscates
More clues leading to the result NETS Down 1 Common adult ed offering
More clues leading to the result REELSIN
- Brings aboard
- Lands, as a fish
- Lands, from the sea
- Catches
- Lands
- Is successful at luring
- Catches while doing some fishy business?
- Pulls out of school?
- Tries to land, as a fish
- Lands a fish.
More clues leading to the result DETENTS
- Ratchet mechanisms
- Ratchet-wheel pins.
- Pawls.
- Catches.
- Catches, in machinery.
- Catch mechanisms.
- Clicks or pawls.
- Typewriter parts
- Movement-locking catches of clocks
- Watchmaker's parts