Answer: SPIED
SPIED is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 70 times.
Referring Clues:
- Used binoculars, maybe
 - Did some scouting
 - Flew a U-2, say
 - Looked in (on)
 - Went undercover
 - Used a peephole
 - Emulated 007
 - Bugged, with "on"
 - Gathered intelligence
 - Emulated Bond
 - Was a mole, perhaps
 - Engaged in espionage
 - Dug around, like a mole
 - Worked furtively
 - Caught a glimpse of
 - Sought intelligence
 - Worked for M
 - Worked undercover
 - Watched furtively, with "on"
 - Emulated a 29-Down
 - Emulated moles
 - Watched from seclusion
 - Acted the mole
 - Was a mole
 - Did secret-agent work
 - Was on a stakeout
 - Acted as a mole
 - Did undercover work
 - Eavesdropped, perhaps
 - Did a Smart thing?
 - Spotted
 - Noticed
 - Worked for CSIS
 - Peeked through a keyhole
 - Looked through a knothole, say
 - Beheld
 - Sighted
 - Caught sight of
 - Watched surreptitiously
 - Emulated George Smiley
 - Laid eyes on
 - Watched secretly
 - Saw
 - Emulated Harriet
 - Employed a keyhole
 - Invaded someone's privacy
 - Used a peekhole
 - Sought intel
 - Eyed secretly
 - Was a secret agent
 - Was in the Bond trade?
 - Emulated James Bond
 - Watched closely
 - Sought secrets, in a way
 - Did CIA work
 - Observed secretly
 - Gathered intelligence (on)
 - Looked unseen
 - Detected
 - Did secret agent work
 - Was an agent, say
 - Secretly watched
 - Did intelligence work
 - Sought secrets
 - Used bugs, perhaps
 - Worked as a secret agent
 - Caught
 - Did some surveillance
 - Gathered some intel
 - Went on a top-secret mission
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - February 21, 2025
 - USA Today - January 31, 2025
 - LA Times - January 23, 2025
 - USA Today - April 06, 2022
 - USA Today - October 19, 2021
 - LA Times - June 28, 2021
 - Netword - June 05, 2021
 - New York Times - April 27, 2021
 - LA Times - February 19, 2021
 - LA Times - November 23, 2020
 - Netword - November 08, 2020
 - New York Times - May 18, 2020
 - USA Today - April 03, 2020
 - New York Times - January 15, 2020
 - LA Times - January 13, 2020
 - New York Times - October 03, 2019
 - Netword - July 22, 2019
 - Netword - April 18, 2019
 - Netword - February 28, 2019
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 02, 2018
 
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