Catch off guard Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Catch off-guard featured in USA Today puzzle on April 25, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STARTLE.

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AnswerLengthSourceDate
STARTLE Catch off-guard (7) USA Today Apr 25, 2026
STUN Catch off guard (4) Thomas Joseph Feb 27, 2026
WRONGFOOT Catch off guard (9) The Guardian Speedy Mar 25, 2018
SURPRISE Catch off guard (8)
TRAP Catch off guard (4)

35 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
42% STARTLES Catches off guard (8)
42% STLES Catches off guard? (5)
3% WARY On guard, cautious (4) Puzzler Backwords Apr 26, 2026
3% NOENTRY Negative guard's heading off - keep out! (2,5) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 24, 2026
3% ALERT On guard (5) New York Times Apr 23, 2026
3% HADES Cerberus guards it (5) Thomas Joseph Apr 15, 2026
3% SENSE Catch the vibe of (5) New York Times Apr 14, 2026
3% SENTRIES Guards small doorways (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 14, 2026
3% ENSNARE Catch (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Apr 13, 2026
3% SEE Catch sight of (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 13, 2026

Clues for The USA Today Puzzle on April 25, 2026

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