The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNARE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Trap for the unwary crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNARE | 33 % | 5 |
| QUICKSAND | 33 % | 9 |
| PITFALL | 33 % | 7 |
Why may SNARE be the right solution?
"SNARE" is the right solution because a snare is a type of trap designed to catch or ensnare someone or something, especially the unwary. It fits the clue perfectly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Trap for the unwary
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- careless
- experienced
- inebriated
- unguarded
- unprepared
- unwarily
Crossword Answer definitions
SNARE noun- A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
- A mental or psychological trap.
- A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
- A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
- A set of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin of a drum to create a rattling sound.
- A snare drum.
- To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
- To ensnare.
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 SNARE
- Cymbal's neighbor
- Tom-tom neighbor
- Trap
- Game keeper
- Part of Buddy Rich's kit
- Drum
- Part of Krupa's kit
- Part of a drum set
- Cymbal neighbor
- Drum that would be an apt instrument for trap music?
More clues leading to the result QUICKSAND
- Marsh hazard
- Bog material
- Hazard in jungle movies
- Movie-serial hazard
- Treacherous trap.
- Treacherous ground.
- Unsafe footing.
- Treacherous footing
- Pitfall of sorts
- George in a hurry?