The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AGENT , but the solution may also be MOLE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Spy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AGENT | 34 % | 5 |
| MOLE | 14 % | 4 |
| UNDERCOVERAGENT | 11 % | 15 |
| PLANT | 9 % | 5 |
| SPOT | 5 % | 4 |
| SNOOP | 5 % | 5 |
| SIGHT | 2 % | 5 |
| SNOOPER | 2 % | 7 |
| OPERATIVE | 2 % | 9 |
| HARI | 2 % | 4 |
| SEE | 2 % | 3 |
| CLOAKANDDAGGER | 2 % | 14 |
| ENEMYAGENT | 2 % | 10 |
| CREEP | 2 % | 5 |
| SPOOK | 2 % | 5 |
| EYER | 2 % | 4 |
Why may MOLE be the right solution?
The answer "MOLE" is correct because a mole is a type of spy who works undercover within an organization to gather information.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- descry
- espy
- snoop
- spot
- stag
- undercover agent
- espionage
- surveillance
- agent
- informer
- maneuvering
- reconnaissance
Crossword Answer definitions
AGENT noun- One who exerts power, or has the power to act
- One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him/her; someone entrusted to do the business of another
- A person who looks for work for another person
- Someone who works for an intelligence agency
- An active power or cause or substance; something which has the power to produce an effect
- In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
- (grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".
- A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.
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 AGENT
- "The X-Files" type
- 007 or 99, e.g.
- 007, for one
- 99 was one
- Ten-percenter
- Writer's rep
- 10%-er
- Go-between
- IRS employee
- Maxwell Smart, e.g.
More clues leading to the result MOLE
- Burrowing mammal
- Double agent
- Lawn burrower
- CIA problem
- Lawn problem
- Yard tunneler
- Suburban pest
- Lawn wrecker
- Birthmark
- Burrower
More clues leading to the result UNDERCOVERAGENT
- Spy
- Le Carré character, e.g.
- Mole
- Type of spy
- Professional pretender
- Le Carré's Smiley, for one
- Bond, e.g.
- James Bond, e.g.
- Keeper of confidential information
- Keeper or leaker of confidential information
More clues leading to the result PLANT
- Celebrate spring
- Sow
- Herbarium specimen
- Nursery buy
- Mole, e.g.
- Start a garden
- Agent of entrapment
- Factory
- Ringer
- Audience shill
More clues leading to the result SPOT
- Dalmatian's name?
- Dry-cleaner's target
- Good name for a leopard?
- It may be soft or sweet
- Locale
- TV commercial
- "See __ run"
- Dick and Jane's dog
- Dick's dog
- Pet's name
More clues leading to the result SNOOP
- Spy on
- Nosy sort
- Dig through someone's garbage, say
- Nosy Parker
- "Gin & Juice" rapper
- One who peels back a piece of the Christmas wrapping, e.g.
- Pry and then some
- Busybody
- Get inquisitive
- Work as a shamus
More clues leading to the result SIGHT
- Glimpse
- Kind of gag
- Optometry concern
- Tour stop
- Vision
- Spectacle
- Tourist attraction
- The eyes have it
- Impressive spectacle
- Aiming aid
More clues leading to the result SNOOPER
- Unduly curious one
- Eavesdropper
- Nosy Parker
- Sleuth
- Nosy sort
- Gumshoe
- One who may bug you
- Nosy person.
- Paul Pry.
- Cousin of an eavesdropper.
More clues leading to the result OPERATIVE
- Spy
- Undercover agent
- Functioning effectively
- Agent
- FBI agent.
- Garment worker or detective.
- Agent.
- Detective.
- Agent or artisan.
- Working
More clues leading to the result HARI
- Mata ___
- Mata __
- Mata ____
- Spydom name
- Last name in espionage
- Last name in spydom
- Spy name
- Matta __
- Half a spy's name
- Spy Mata __
More clues leading to the result SEE
- Get the hang of
- "Get it?"
- "I told you so!"
- "Now __ here!"
- "On A Clear Day You Can ____ Forever"
- "Understand?"
- "_____, I told you so."
- Bishopric
- Figure out
- Get the picture
More clues leading to the result CLOAKANDDAGGER
- 1946 Gary Cooper movie
- Like the spy biz
- Like undercover operations
- Like espionage operations
- Intriguing?
- Secretive
- Novel genre
- Secretive, as espionage
- Type of melodrama.
- Engaged in intrigue.
More clues leading to the result ENEMYAGENT
More clues leading to the result CREEP
- Move like ivy
- Repulsive one
- Watergate acronym
- Facebook stalker, e.g.
- Rush-hour pace
- Grow along the ground
- Lowlife
- Scoundrel
- Dirty rotten scoundrel
- Cad
More clues leading to the result SPOOK
- Ghost
- Scare
- Haunted-house figure
- Shake up
- Halloween haunter
- Covert operative, slangily
- Frighten
- Frighten, as horses
- Freak out
- Frighten, as a horse