The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PREY , but the solution may also be STONE PIT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Quarry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PREY | 85 % | 4 |
| PIT | 7 % | 3 |
| STONEPIT | 3 % | 8 |
| MINE | 3 % | 4 |
| TARGET | 1 % | 6 |
| STONE PIT | 1 % | 9 |
Why may STONE-PIT be the right solution?
The answer "STONE PIT" fits the clue "Quarry" because a quarry is a place where stone is extracted from the ground, and a stone pit is another term for a quarry.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quarry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pit
- target
- prey
- fair game
- stone pit
- mine
- grip
- career
- fish
- professional
- profession
- shek
Crossword Answer definitions
PREY noun- Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war
- That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.
- A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.
- The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
- The victim of a disease.
- To act as a predator.
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 PREY
- Carnivore's quarry
- Kestrel's quarry
- Chicken, to a chicken hawk
- Hunter's quarry
- Fish to hawk e.g.
- Flies, vis-a-vis me with a flyswatter
- Hunted animal
- Moving game pieces?
- Food chain link
- Fly, to a spider
More clues leading to the result PIT
- Fruit discard
- Refueling area
- Seed
- Trading floor
- Peach center
- Pendulum's partner
- Casino area
- Pole-vaulter's landing area
- Trading place
- Avocado leftover
More clues leading to the result STONEPIT
More clues leading to the result MINE
- Outfielder's call
- Alternative to "your place"
- Belonging to me
- Excavation
- "___ eyes have seen the glory..."
- Coal hole
- Not yours
- Source of gold
- Greedy kid's declaration
- Miser's word
More clues leading to the result TARGET
- Bull's-eye
- Kind of practice
- Object to keep in sight
- Dartboard, for one
- Objective
- Store name that rhymes with "Roget," for some
- Dartboard, for example
- Wal-Mart competitor
- Set sights on
- Kmart rival