The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEERY , but the solution may also be SHADY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Suspicious crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEERY | 66 % | 5 |
| FISHY | 14 % | 5 |
| WARY | 10 % | 4 |
| SHADY | 4 % | 5 |
| ODD | 1 % | 3 |
| CHARY | 1 % | 5 |
| HINKY | 1 % | 5 |
| SHIFTY | 1 % | 6 |
| QUEER | 1 % | 5 |
Why may SHADY be the right solution?
The word "shady" can mean untrustworthy or suspicious, making it a fitting answer to the clue "Suspicious."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Suspicious
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- suspect
- distrustful
- mistrustful
- questionable
- untrusting
- leery
- wary
- funny
- shady
- queer
- fishy
- suspicion
Crossword Answer definitions
LEERY adjective- Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
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 LEERY
- Distrustful
- Suspicious
- On one's guard
- Skeptical
- Having doubts
- Not too sure
- Apprehensive
- Suspicious (of)
- Smelling a rat
- Once bitten, so to speak
More clues leading to the result FISHY
- Questionable
- Suspicious
- Not on the up and up
- Hard to swallow
- Dubious
- Unconvincing
- Unbelievable
- Pretty suspicious
- Unbelievable: colloq.
- Improbably: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result WARY
- Cautious
- Guarded
- Hesitant to join in
- On one's guard
- Not too sure
- Suspicious
- Untrusting
- Openly distrustful
- Distrustful
- On guard
More clues leading to the result SHADY
- Disreputable
- Not to be trusted
- Suspicious
- Dubious
- Suspect
- Unsavory
- Like arboreal areas
- Not quite legit
- Not exactly legit
- A bit fishy
More clues leading to the result ODD
- Like a fraternal Fellow
- Like a single sock
- Seven or eleven
- Off the wall
- Like 1 and 3
- Strange
- Uneven
- Like a famed TV couple
- Queer
- Suspicious
More clues leading to the result CHARY
- Rather cautious
- Sparing
- A bit cautious
- Careful
- Cautious
- Less than confident
- Frugal.
- Very cautious.
- Parsimonious.
- Cautious.
More clues leading to the result HINKY
More clues leading to the result SHIFTY
- Like one hard to trust
- Sly
- Marked by deceit
- Devious
- Not to be trusted
- Describing good quarterbacks or quibblers.
- Tricky.
- Evasive.
- Evasive
- Furtive