Bad way to be caught Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad way to be caught last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FLATFOOTED.

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6 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
FLATFOOTED Bad way to be caught (10) New York Times Nov 15, 2025
UNAWARES Bad way to be caught (8) Universal Sep 26, 2018
OFFBALANCE Bad way to be caught (10)
INALIE Bad way to be caught (6)
SHORT Bad way to be caught (5)
REDHANDED Bad way to be caught (9)

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36% HANDED Red-___ (bad way to be caught) (6)
4% LAPSED Fell into bad ways (6) The Times Concise Jan 30, 2026
4% ASTRAY Bad way to be led (6) Universal Dec 20, 2025
3% SNARED Caught (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
3% INATRAP Caught (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 26, 2026
3% AGROUND Bad way for a ship to be run (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Jan 26, 2026
3% DOOR Way in or way out (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 26, 2026
3% ABYSMAL Very bad (7) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
3% SMEAR Bad mark (5) LA Times Daily Jan 24, 2026
3% ROT Turn bad (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 19, 2026

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