One who lies in wait Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue One who lies in wait . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AMBUSHER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AMBUSHER One who lies in wait (8)
3% LOUNGER Person who lies about the room, right? (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 27, 2025
3% NOTYET "Wait!" (6) New York Times Nov 26, 2025
3% CHOOSER One who selects (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 21, 2025
3% LEICESTER City of Crete lies in ruins (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
3% REPOSES Lies (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 19, 2025
3% LEWDNESS Obscenity one's always banned in lies about Widnes (8) The Times Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
3% ANDGO "Wait for it ... Wait for it ... Now!" (5) The Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
3% MAGS Waiting room offerings (4) Newsday Nov 13, 2025
3% ESCORT One who accompanies (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 12, 2025
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