Pinch
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TAD
A slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"

NIP
A tart spicy quality

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

JOT
A slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

DAB
A light touch or stroke

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"

INA

4 letters

NICK
Mate successfully; of livestock

DASH
A quick run

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

LIFT
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

MITE
Any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

HINT
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

5 letters

TWEAK
A squeeze with the fingers

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"

SPECK
A very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"

TINGE
A pale or subdued color

TOUCH
The act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

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)

SNARF
Make off with belongings of others

SNEAK
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

SWIPE
A sweeping stroke or blow

TWEET
A weak chirping sound as of a small bird

CRIMP
An angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

FILCH
Make off with belongings of others

6 letters

THIEVE
Take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"

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

TWITCH
Move or pull with a sudden motion

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

PILFER
Make off with belongings of others

ARREST
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

SCRIMP
Subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"

COLLAR
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

7 letters

SOUPCON
A slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

PURLOIN
Make off with belongings of others

CABBAGE
Informal terms for money

SQUEEZE
The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"

8 letters

EXIGENCY
A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

ABSTRACT
A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

9 letters

VELLICATE
Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

EMERGENCY
A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

12 letters

APPREHENSION
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

17 letters

TAKINGINTOCUSTODY
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"