Clues for the word "KIDNAP"
We've had 30 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 54 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 04, 2026.
Definition of kidnap
- v. t. - To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.
Referring Clues
- Abduct
- Take illegally
- Snatch
- Take, as a hostage
- Snatch, so to speak
- Stevenson plot device
- Shanghai
- Seize for ransom
- Hold for gold?
- Capture for ransom
- Abduct for ransom
- Hold hostage
- Steal away when the child goes to sleep
- Snatch leather with soft coating
- Seize, usually for ransom
- Ink-pad designed for press
- Carry off
- Grab genetic material - sleep around
- Take as hostage
- Illegally take trick, all the tricks
- Meaning of the Latin root for "plagiarize"
- Sleep around and return to abduct
- Unlawfully take what makes us human during sleep
- Snatch extremely interrupted sleep at the end of work
- Bad thing to do when a child's going to sleep
- Not exactly The Big Sleep, taking DNA in abduction case
- Take badly?
- Snatch young goat having a sleep
- Take for ransom
- Steal for ransom
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 25, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 27, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 06, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 05, 2018
- Mirror Classic - August 31, 2017
- Guardian Quiptic - April 17, 2017
- Universal - November 12, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - June 21, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 23, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 18, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 04, 2015
- New York Times - July 06, 2015
- Chronicle of Higher Education - April 10, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 24, 2015
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - January 18, 2015
- Wall Street Journal - November 21, 2014
- Guardian Quick - January 14, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - May 03, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - December 17, 2012
- Guardian Quick - August 05, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 15, 2012
- Universal - February 25, 2012
- Universal - May 25, 2011
- Guardian Quiptic - April 04, 2011
- Washington Post - March 22, 2011
- Washington Post - March 04, 2011
- Guardian Quick - January 12, 2011
- And in 24 more crossword puzzles...