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