Snatch
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

NIP
A tart spicy quality

ITV

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

BIT
Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"

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

4 letters

EFUL

GRAB
The act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"

TAKE
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

SNAP
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"

CUNT
Obscene terms for female genitals

PUSS
Informal terms referring to a domestic cat

SLIT
A long narrow opening

TWAT
Obscene terms for female genitals

5 letters

PUSSY
Informal terms referring to a domestic cat

SEIZE
Affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

CATCH
Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"

STEAL
A stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

GRASP
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

FILCH
Make off with belongings of others

6 letters

KIDNAP
Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

ABDUCT
Pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"

NOBBLE
Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

8 letters

SNATCHUP
To grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

10 letters

KIDNAPPING
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment