Word "AMBUSH" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
Synonyms:
still-hunt

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
wait in hiding to attack
Synonyms:
ambuscade, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Synonyms:
ambuscade, lying in wait, trap

Crossword Clues for AMBUSH

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Morning before US president produced sudden attack (6) Puzzler Cryptic 29 Jun 2025
Waylay The Sun Two Speed 11 Jun 2025
Attack in surfacing French submarine? The Sun Two Speed 11 Jun 2025
Waylay (6) Puzzler 31 May 2025
Morning commuter vehicle hot, leading to sudden attack
Lie in wait to attack
Surprise attack Newsday 06 Apr 2025
Surprise attack LA Times Daily 04 Apr 2025
Waylay in the morning by a shrub (6)
Surprise attack from concealment
Ambuscade (6)
Lurker's objective Wall Street Journal 15 Jan 2025
Some British submarines set up and spring a trap(6)
Surprise attack from hiding
Attack from concealed position (6)
Attack American president no. 41 or 43 (6) The Guardian Cryptic 09 Dec 2024
Guerrilla warfare technique (6) The Guardian Quick 19 Nov 2024
Morning shrub attack (6)
Attack from a hidden position (6)
Waylay old US president on eastern half of Pacific island The Times Cryptic 12 Oct 2024
Lie in? Wait for claim to be George W (6)
Hidden attack
Lie in wait before noon by shrub (6)
Entrap waylay
Morning before US president produced sudden attack (6) Puzzler Cryptic 17 Aug 2024
Couple of Americans grabbing doctor near front of hospital in surprise attack (6)
Lie in wait and pounce (6)
Trap President George W after morning (6)
Waylay President George W who announces himself (6)
A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position (6)
This morning, it's growing but it could catch you unawares (6)
Blindside, say New York Times 15 May 2024
Waylay The Sun Mini 25 Apr 2024
Lie in wait for Puzzler Backwords 23 Apr 2024
Morning before US president produced sudden attack (6) Puzzler Cryptic 15 Apr 2024
Attack suddenly by lying in wait (6)
Attack by surprise Universal 25 Mar 2024
Sudden, surprise attack The Guardian Quick 19 Mar 2024
Morning before US president produced sudden attack (6) Puzzler Cryptic 12 Mar 2024
Attack from concealment The Times Concise 28 Feb 2024
In which the early bird lies awaiting the worm? (6)
Surprise someone with a pram, bus, horse and cart (6)
Attack from hiding Premier Sunday 21 Jan 2024
Some British submarines returning to spring a trap
Birmingham bus hire included unpleasant surprise (6)
Sneak attack Eugene Sheffer 11 Jan 2024
Surprise attack in the morning north of outback The Times Quick Cryptic 04 Jan 2024
Surprise attack in the morning on rough country
Surprise attack in the morning on former President (6)
Waylay in the morning George, maybe (6)
A surprise attack from a concealed position (6)
Surprise attack The Times Concise 30 Aug 2023
Sneak attack LA Times Daily 17 Jul 2023
Certain surprise party? New York Times 01 Jul 2023
Surprise attack The Guardian Quick 02 Mar 2023
Sneak attack New York Times 10 Aug 2022
Surprise attack The Times Concise 04 Jul 2022
Assailant here needs a good hiding The Guardian Cryptic 20 Jun 2022
Western plot element Newsday 18 Jun 2022
Surprise attack The Times Concise 09 Mar 2022
Surprise attack The Times Concise 12 Feb 2022
Sneak attack Eugene Sheffer 28 Dec 2021
Half of team and coach beginning to handle attack
Stick up for Dawn on transport with hothead Irish Times Crosaire 09 Nov 2021
Attack from hiding The Times Concise 07 Oct 2021
Military tactic used extensively by the Viet Cong The Times Specialist Sunday 12 Sep 2021
Surprise as some Birmingham bus hijacked
Unexpected attack The Washington Post 25 Jul 2021
Unexpected attack LA Times Daily 25 Jul 2021
Surprise attack The Guardian Speedy 30 May 2021
Surprise attack The Telegraph Quick 14 May 2021
Jump onto coach after morning with husband
Surprise attack by former president on America
Stick up for Dawn on transport with hothead Irish Times Crosaire 19 Mar 2021
Attack from a concealed position
Lie in wait with regular ammo in front of shrub
Surprise attack The Times Concise 29 Oct 2020
Surprise attack Newsday 12 Oct 2020
Waylay The Sun Two Speed 27 Jun 2020
Attack in French submarine reversing The Sun Two Speed 27 Jun 2020
Waylay Newsday 14 Jun 2020
Attack in westbound French submarine The Sun Two Speed 06 Jun 2020
Attack in surfacing French submarine? The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Apr 2020
Lie in wait and attack Irish Times Simplex 26 Mar 2020
Trap cluster of French submarines in retreat
Attack from concealment The Times Concise 19 Feb 2020
Waylay Wall Street Journal 06 Feb 2020
Sneak attack Wall Street Journal 05 Sep 2019
Waylay LA Times Daily 18 Aug 2019
Waylay The Washington Post 18 Aug 2019
General plan? New York Times 02 Aug 2019
Waylay a doctor with American husband
Concealed attack in case of antebellum President
Attack in surfacing French submarine?
Surprise attack The Washington Post 07 May 2019
Surprise attack LA Times Daily 07 May 2019
Lie in wait for early morning transport with heroin Irish Times Crosaire 30 Apr 2019
Article with sentimentality about British raid The Telegraph Toughie 11 Apr 2019
Pounce on ex-president's self-referential statement
Attack from male hiding in a thicket
Sneak attack
General plan?
Waylay
Surprise attack
Surprising strategy The Washington Post Sunday 09 Sep 2018
Western movie plot element Family Time 18 Mar 2018
Mother upset by American president's surprise attack The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Mar 2018
Surprise a married former President The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Jan 2018
Sneak attack The Washington Post 18 Oct 2017
Sneak attack LA Times Daily 18 Oct 2017
What Cato often prepares for Clouseau The Chronicle of Higher Education 28 Apr 2017
Sneak attack Family Time 24 Apr 2017
Attack from rising Turkish submarine
Attack from rising Turkish submarine The Times Cryptic 10 Feb 2017
Waylay The Telegraph Quick 16 Jan 2017
Sneak attack
What Cato often prepares for Clouseau
Lie in wait in the morning hour to catch public transport
Lie in wait for relative returning with something similar to 3 down Irish Times Crosaire 22 Nov 2016
Lurker's plan Wall Street Journal 15 Oct 2016
Attack from cover The Washington Post 13 Oct 2016
Sudden attack from male concealed by some foliage? The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Sep 2016
Sneak attack USA Today 05 Mar 2016
Bishop in a hurry makes you jump
Surprise as foot's first amputated at hospital The Times Cryptic 19 Aug 2015
Come out from lying in wait
In the morning, president to
Surprise attack
Attack from a concealed position
Waylay
Military tactic
Jump
Attack from a concealed position
Sneak attack
Jump
Western plot element
Doctor in a US hospital made to jump
Surprise attack
Plot feature in many a Western
Waylay
Unexpected attack
Attack from a concealed position
Surprise attack
Plot feature in many a western
Sneak attack
Surprise attack
Oater action
Attack from concealment
Bit of oater action
Surprise attack
Sneak attack
Military surprise
Sneak attack
Attack like a sniper
Waylay
Lurker's plan, perhaps
In surprise attack start to beat into a pulp
Concealed position
Attack from concealment
Hidden attack position
Surprise attack
Waylay
Blind
Lie in wait for
Trap
Trap of a sort
Snipers spot
Waylay.
Sniper's vantage point.
Unexpected attack
Event at the pass
Snare laid for an enemy.
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