Take by force
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 8 crossword solutions for Take by force which appeared recently in The New York Times Crossword.
We have deemed Take by force as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 8 times in a variety of crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "USURP".
Publications
- The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021
- The New York Times Mini - Thursday, 23 Jul 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Saturday, 30 May 2020
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 12 May 2019
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 14 Oct 2018
- The New York Times Mini - Sunday, 10 Dec 2017
- The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Crossword Answers
5 letters
SEIZE
Affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
WREST
Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"
USURP
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
ANNEX
An addition that extends a main building
6 letters
EXTORT
Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
HIJACK
Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
7 letters
CAPTURE
The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
10 letters
COMMANDEER
Take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"