The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TRAP which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Ensnare crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
TRAP | 64 % | 4 |
NET | 11 % | 3 |
CATCH | 5 % | 5 |
MESH | 4 % | 4 |
ENTOIL | 4 % | 6 |
NOOSE | 2 % | 5 |
NAB | 2 % | 3 |
HOOK | 1 % | 4 |
TANGLE | 1 % | 6 |
TOIL | 1 % | 4 |
SNAG | 1 % | 4 |
INNET | 1 % | 5 |
INVEIGLE | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ensnare
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- entrap
- snare
- trammel
- trap
- frame
- set up
- entangle
- scavenge
- ambush
- lure
- trick
- sequester
Crossword Answer definitions
TRAP noun- A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
- A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.
- A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.
- A kind of movable stepladder or set of stairs.
- A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball
- The game of trapball itself.
- Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object.
- A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.
- A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for lack of an outlet.
- A light two-wheeled carriage with springs.
- A person's mouth.
- (in the plural) Belongings.
- A cubicle (in a public toilet).
- Trapshooting.
- A geological structure that creates a petroleum reservoir.
- An exception generated by the processor or by an external event.
- A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush.
- A vehicle, residential building, or sidewalk corner where drugs are manufactured, packaged, or sold. (Also used attributively to describe things which are used for the sale of drugs, e.g. "a trap phone", "a trap car".)
- A fictional character from anime, or related media, who is coded as or has qualities typically associated with a gender other than the character's ostensible gender; otokonoko.
- A trans woman, transfeminine person, or crossdressing man.
- A genre of hip-hop music, with half-time drums and heavy sub-bass.
- The money earned by a prostitute for a pimp.
- To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
- To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.
- To provide with a trap.
- To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game
- To leave suddenly, to flee.
- To sell illegal drugs, especially in a public area.
- To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it.
- To attend to and open and close a (trap-)door.
- A dark coloured igneous rock, now used to designate any non-volcanic, non-granitic igneous rock; trap rock.
- To dress with ornaments; to adorn (especially said of horses).
- The trapezius muscle.
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 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 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 CATCH
- Face a fastballer
- ___ of the day (restaurant offering)
- Hidden problem
- Concealed drawback
- Come down with
- Hidden drawback
- Work behind the plate
- "___ a Falling Star" (Perry Como hit)
- Throwing game
- Snag, as a fly ball
More clues leading to the result MESH
- Chicken wire, for example
- Fit together
- Fly-swatter material
- Fit together well
- Net
- Become engaged
- Interlock
- Screen door material
- Teddy material
- Screen material
More clues leading to the result ENTOIL
More clues leading to the result NOOSE
- Gallows need
- Lasso loop
- Snare
- Trap
- Hangman's rope
- Oater choker
- Gallows's loop
- Prop for the opening scene of "Harold and Maude"
- Lariat loop
- Ring around the collar?
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 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 TANGLE
- Enter into an argument
- Intertwine
- Get knotted up
- Tough do to comb through
- Wires behind a TV, often
- Snarl
- Lock horns
- Confused jumble
- Hair problem
- Mess (with)
More clues leading to the result TOIL
- Work Hard
- Work like a slave
- Apply elbow grease
- Drudgery
- Grind
- Hard work
- Slave away
- Slog
- Exertion
- Pile on the overtime, e.g.
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