Pry
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

NOSE
A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

POKE
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"

PEEP
A secret look

5 letters

FORCE
An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

DELVE
Turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

JIMMY
A short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"

LEVER
A flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

PRISE
Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

PRIZE
To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

SNOOP
A spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

6 letters

MEDDLE
Intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"

PRYBAR
A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

HORNIN
Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"

7 letters

INTRUDE
Thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"

CROWBAR
A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

9 letters

INTERFERE
Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

POKEABOUT

11 letters

WRECKINGBAR
A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge