The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RAID , but the solution may also be ARREST which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Police action crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAID | 68 % | 4 |
| ARREST | 22 % | 6 |
| STAKEOUT | 3 % | 8 |
| DRAGNET | 3 % | 7 |
| BUST | 3 % | 4 |
| SIRENS | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Police action
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- act of war
- shooting war
- action
- affair
- enemy action
- state of war
- martial law
- preventive war
- boots on the ground
- paramilitary
- war of aggression
- warfare
Crossword Answer definitions
RAID noun- A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
- An attacking movement.
- An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.
- A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
- To engage in a raid against.
- To lure from another; to entice away from.
- To indulge oneself by taking from.
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 RAID
- "___ on Entebbe"
- Attack
- Bugs' bane
- Foray
- Hit the fridge
- Visit the fridge, in a way
- Air attack
- Roach-killing brand
- Incursion
- Sortie
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
More clues leading to the result STAKEOUT
- Surveillance by the police
- *Police surveillance
- Surveillance tactic
- Police work
- Police procedure
- Mark with pegs.
- Police surveillance
- Surveillance
- Police action
- Plan to catch a criminal
More clues leading to the result DRAGNET
- "The names have been changed to protect the innocent" show
- Drama also known as "Badge 714"
- Jack Webb TV oldie
- Friday show?
- Show whose main character's badge number was 714
- Friday series
- Crook-catching operation
- Series with Sergeant Friday
- Place to find Friday
- Show on Friday?
More clues leading to the result BUST
- Failure
- Sculptor's creation
- Sculpture
- It's put on a pedestal
- First-round draft pick that goes nowhere
- Hourglass part?
- Police raid
- Utter failure
- Marble head?
- Sculptor's portrait