Menace
Crossword Clue & Answers

3 December 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 13 answers for the crossword clue 'Menace', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Menace a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Menace as an answer itself some 128 times.

Menace is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Friday, 10 December 2021 with the answer being THREATEN, but the most popular answer for this clue is THREAT.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 10 Dec 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 9 Dec 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 30 Jun 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 15 May 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 7 May 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 30 Apr 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 6 Mar 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 12 Jan 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 29 Nov 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 27 Oct 2020

Definitions and usage

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• A threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
• Something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
• Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
• Act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
• Express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

OGRE
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

5 Letters

PERIL
A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

6 Letters

DANGER
A dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"

TERROR
The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"

THREAT
A warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"

7 Letters

IMPERIL
Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

SNARLAT

TERRIFY
Fill with terror; frighten greatly

8 Letters

ENDANGER
Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

THREATEN
To be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"

9 Letters

TERRORIZE
Coerce by violence or with threats

10 Letters

JEOPARDISE
Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

JEOPARDIZE
Put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"