The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SNAGGING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1982.
Getting caught, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNAGGING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Getting caught, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bridge
- bridged
- bridging
- trick
- obstruction
- underfoot
- cast
- modus vivendi
- immunization
- get
- take
- hitching
Crossword Answer definitions
SNAGGING verb- To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
- To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.
- To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.
- To obtain or pick up (something).
- To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).
- To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
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