Fear of being caught? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fear of being caught? last seen in Times Cryptic 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is APPREHENSION.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APPREHENSION Fear of being caught? (12) The Times Cryptic Apr 4, 2022
69% DREAD Fear about being caught by the old man (5) The Sun Two Speed May 16, 2025
8% LEST For fear that (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
8% AWE Dread being caught in seaweed (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed Aug 23, 2025
8% EYE Watch yours truly being caught (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 4, 2025
8% UHOH Words before being caught (4)
7% EELED Caught congers (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2025
7% AHA "Caught you!" (3) Universal Sep 3, 2025
7% ACROPHOBIA Fear of heights (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Sep 2, 2025
7% WHIFF Something caught by a nose (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 2, 2025

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