Somehow nears trap (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Somehow nears trap (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SNARE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNARE Somehow nears trap (5) (5)
8% ENSNARE Trap (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
8% GIN It's a trap! (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
8% ENSNARED Nears end, perhaps, and is trapped (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 22, 2025
7% CUPIDSBOW Curvy feature of trap shooter (9) The Times Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
7% GLOOM Near darkness (5) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2025
7% GATHER Collect the rag somehow (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
7% CLOSED ___ in on (neared) (6) Universal Oct 2, 2025
7% LONER Somehow enrol recluse (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
7% NAPOLI City near Vesuvio (6) Newsday Sep 28, 2025
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