The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WATCH , but the solution may also be TABS which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Boston Globe).
Surveillance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WATCH | 29 % | 5 |
| VIGIL | 29 % | 5 |
| STAKEOUT | 14 % | 8 |
| TABS | 14 % | 4 |
| SCRUTINY | 14 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Surveillance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spy
- monitoring
- espionage
- stakeout
- monitor
- controlling
- vigilante
- control
- inspection
- detect
- censorship
- scrutiny
Crossword Answer definitions
WATCH noun- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- A person or group of people who guard.
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
- The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
- To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
- To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
- To mind, attend, or guard.
- To be wary or cautious of.
- To attend to dangers to or regarding.
- To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
- To be vigilant or on one's guard.
- To act as a lookout.
- (of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
- To be awake.
- To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.
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 WATCH
- With 51-Across, spy on during reveille?
- Heirloom for Christopher Walken in "Pulp Fiction"
- Sentry's shift
- Armband?
- Demonstrator's comment
- Band instrument?
- What a sentry stands
- Keep an eye on
- "___ on the Rhine" (Lillian Hellman play)
- Pocket timepiece
More clues leading to the result VIGIL
- Wake
- Night watch
- Watch
- Bedside watch
- Watch word?
- Surveillance period
- Period of watchfulness
- Watchfulness
- Sentry's duty
- Period of watchful attention
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 TABS
- Early soda can features
- Quick access flaps
- Labels
- PC keys
- Chrome pages
- Drinks might be on them
- File folder extensions
- Indent settings
- Office setting?
- Word setting