Sting
Crossword Clue and Answers

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 10 May 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 4 Sep 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 12 Dec 2019

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CON
In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"

GYP
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

4 letters

PANG
A sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"

GOAD
A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

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

SCAM
A fraudulent business scheme

BILK
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

BITE
A portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"

BURN
A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

5 letters

BUNCO
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

PRICK
The act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"

BUNKO
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

SMART
Be the source of pain

STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

6 letters

TWINGE
Cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"

HUSTLE
A rapid active commotion

CONJOB

NETTLE
Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

TINGLE
A somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles

7 letters

CONGAME
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

8 letters

STINGING
A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

FLIMFLAM
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

9 letters

BUNKOGAME
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

BUNCOGAME
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

10 letters

INSECTBITE
A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

ENTRAPMENT
A defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

OVERCHARGE
Place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"

14 letters

CONFIDENCEGAME
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

15 letters

CONFIDENCETRICK
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property