The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAPER , but the solution may also be TAIL which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in New York Times).
Spy, at times crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAPER | 38 % | 5 |
| ENCODER | 38 % | 7 |
| TAIL | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spy, at times
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tail
- taper
- mole
- tap
- agent
- double
- ops
- tails
- cherub
- alias
- thomas
- legend
Crossword Answer definitions
TAPER noun- A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
- (by extension) a small light.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
- To make thinner or narrower at one end.
- To diminish gradually.
- Tapered; narrowing to a point.
- One who operates a tape machine.
- Someone who works with tape or tapes.
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 TAPER
- Thin candle
- Candle
- Reduce gradually
- Dwindle down
- Trail (off)
- Get to the point?
- Wicked light?
- Recorder at a gig
- Come to nothing?
- Decrease gradually
More clues leading to the result ENCODER
- Data compressor
- Spy, at times
- Ciphertext writer
- Enigma machine user
- Secret-message writer
- One who writes cryptograms
- Worker with cryptograms.
- Cipher machine.
- Cryptologist
- Person with something to hide