Answer: BAIT
BAIT is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 162 times.
Referring Clues:
- Torment
 - Prepare, as a hook
 - Switch's partner
 - Entice
 - Fisherman's bucketful
 - Tease
 - Flies and such
 - Grub, e.g.
 - Can of worms, maybe
 - Tempting food
 - Cheese in a mousetrap, e.g.
 - Can of worms?
 - Hook worm
 - Lure
 - Flies, maybe
 - Hook attachment
 - Tempt
 - Provoke
 - Worms, e.g.
 - Wrigglers, to a fisherman
 - Chum, e.g.
 - Cheese in a trap, say
 - Worm, sometimes
 - Night crawlers, perhaps
 - Worm or minnow, perhaps
 - Purchase before a fishing trip
 - Worms, frequently
 - Fish attracter
 - Cheese, in a mousetrap
 - Tarpon tempter
 - Perch enticer
 - Worms, sometimes
 - Trout tempter
 - Angler's purchase
 - Worm on a hook
 - It's stuck on a hook
 - Hooked lure
 - ___ and switch
 - Temptation on a hook
 - Worms, for a fisherman
 - Worms in a can, e.g.
 - Enticement
 - Fish or cut ___
 - Fish's last meal?
 - Can of worms, say
 - The last thing a fish might eat?
 - Sole tempter
 - Can of worms, e.g.
 - Switch partner
 - Try to entrap
 - Fly, maybe
 - Worm, at times
 - Worm on a hook, say
 - Fishhook attachment
 - Object of attention
 - Can of worms, at times
 - Angler's need
 - Angler's supply
 - Angling need
 - Attractant
 - Fisherman's lure
 - Tackle-shop item
 - Night crawlers, e.g.
 - Worm, often
 - Can of worms, perhaps
 - Fish or cut this
 - Trap enhancement
 - Food on a hook
 - Worms, to a fisherman
 - Worm on a line
 - Chum, for one
 - Cheese in a mousetrap
 - Setup for a switch
 - Chum, at sea
 - Try to get a rise out of
 - Worms and such, to a fisherman
 - Chum, on a fishing trip
 - Angler's buy
 - Temptation
 - Night crawlers, for one
 - Night crawlers, for one
 - Worms, in fishing
 - Worms, often
 - Fisherman's enticement
 - Fishing need
 - Worm, maybe
 - Fisherman's supply
 - Worms, maybe
 - Entice-ment
 - Prepare a hook
 - Worm, typically
 - Fisherman's need
 - Night crawler
 - Something attractive
 - Trap enticement
 - Lure on a line
 - Trout's temptation
 - Minnows, at times
 - It lures fish
 - Angler's bucketful
 - Angler's attachment
 - Switch partner?
 - Night crawlers, to a fisherman
 - Fly, in fly-fishing
 - Sushi, to a outdoorsman?
 - Sole attraction?
 - Worms for fishing
 - Torment with nasty remarks
 - Worm on a hook, e.g.
 - Deliberately taunt
 - *Old West robber
 - Tantalizer on a hook
 - Worms, perhaps
 - Catfish coaxer
 - Fish temptation
 - Badger
 - Decoy
 - Chum, often
 - Fish lure
 - Good use for a can of worms
 - Switch companion
 - It's on the hook
 - Angler's lure
 - Goad
 - Hook dangler
 - Fly, to a trout angler
 - Worms, at times
 - Worms at times
 - Worm or fly
 - Fishing supply
 - Fish tempter
 - Cheese, for some
 - Fish food
 - Worms or chum, perhaps
 - Part of a sting
 - Metaphor for an incentive
 - Worms and flies
 - Lake lure?
 - Tackle tidbit
 - Chum, sometimes
 - Angler's tempter
 - Chum, at a tackle shop
 - Caster's supply
 - Bug on a hook, maybe
 - Metaphor for temptation
 - Enticement on a hook
 - Worm for an angler
 - Fishhook worm, for example
 - Stuff used to entice
 - Tempting stuff
 - Tackle box contents
 - A whole can of worms?
 - The "chum" of chumming
 - Grubs, e.g.
 - Take the ___
 - Food to entice a fish
 - Worm on a hook, for a fish
 - Worms or chum
 - It's a trap!
 - End of the line?
 - Try to make angry
 - Fishing lure
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - October 13, 2025
 - New York Times - October 12, 2025
 - New York Times - May 09, 2025
 - LA Times - April 19, 2025
 - LA Times - March 11, 2025
 - USA Today - February 28, 2025
 - USA Today - December 20, 2024
 - New York Times - October 28, 2024
 - LA Times - September 14, 2024
 - LA Times - August 22, 2024
 - New York Times - June 10, 2024
 - New York Times - May 19, 2024
 - New York Times - March 17, 2024
 - USA Today - March 08, 2024
 - LA Times - December 01, 2023
 - USA Today - November 14, 2023
 - USA Today - October 03, 2023
 - New York Times - July 27, 2023
 - New York Times - June 29, 2023
 - New York Times - June 22, 2023
 
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