The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RAP , but the solution may also be BAIT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Take the ___ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAP | 50 % | 3 |
| BAIT | 17 % | 4 |
| CAKE | 17 % | 4 |
| PLUNGE | 17 % | 6 |
Why may BAIT be the right solution?
The phrase "Take the bait" is a common expression meaning to fall for a trick or deception. In this crossword clue, "Take the ___", the missing word is "bait" because it completes the familiar phrase.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Take the ___
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- absorb
- accept
- accepted
- accepting
- accepts
- acquire
- address
- admit
- adopt
- adopted
- adopting
- adopts
Crossword Answer definitions
RAP noun- A sharp blow with something hard.
- Blame for something.
- A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
- A casual talk.
- Rap music.
- A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
- An appraisal.
- A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
- To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
- To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
- To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
- To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
- To talk casually; to engage in conversation.
- A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.
- Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
- A whit; a jot.
- To seize and carry off.
- To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.
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 RAP
- Criminal charge
- Pop music style
- Snoop Doggy Dogg's music
- Certain mod music
- Gangsta __
- Hammer's genre
- Kind of sheet or session
- Knock
- Music genre
- Chat with Hammer
More clues leading to the result BAIT
- Minnows, perhaps
- Worms, often
- Worms, perhaps
- Fisherman's need
- Switch's partner
- Worms and such
- Troll
- Lead astray
- Night crawlers
- Goad
More clues leading to the result CAKE
- Block of soap
- Soap unit
- Iced treat
- Urinal deodorizer
- Bribery tool for potty training, perhaps
- Candle holder
- "The Distance" '90s band
- Big wedding expense
- Piece of soap
- Encrust