Crossword solutions & Synonyms for
Snare

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11 January 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 24 answers for the crossword clue 'Snare', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

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

We have given Snare 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 Snare as an answer itself some 154 times.

Snare is a single word clue made up of 5 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Saturday, 16 January 2021 with the answer being TRAP, we also found TRAP to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 16 Jan 2021
• USA Today - 12 Dec 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 19 Nov 2020
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 29 Oct 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 18 Oct 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 11 Oct 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 16 Sep 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 7 Sep 2020
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 20 Aug 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 18 Aug 2020

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Snare', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Snare' and give you a hint.

• Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
• A surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
• A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
• Entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
• Catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
• A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
• Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"

Anagrams

We found 3 anagrams for the word 'Snare'.

• Anser Typical geese
• nares
• rasen

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

BAG
An activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"

GIN
A form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

NAB
Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

NET
A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

WEB
Membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals

4 Letters

DRUM
Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

HOOK
A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

TRAP
The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

5 Letters

CATCH
A restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

NOOSE
A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

SETUP
Get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"

6 Letters

ENMESH
Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

ENTRAP
Catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

7 Letters

CAPTURE
The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

CATCHER
The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"

ENSNARE
Catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

MANTRAP
A trap for catching trespassers

PITFALL
An unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

SPRINGE

TRAMMEL
An adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

8 Letters

ENTANGLE
Entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

HOODWINK
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

SIDEDRUM
A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

9 Letters

SNAREDRUM
A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head