Clues for the word "LURE"
We've had 202 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 767 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on August 12, 2026.
Definition of lure
- n. - A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
- n. - Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
- n. - A velvet smoothing brush.
- n. - To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
- v. i. - To recall a hawk or other animal.
Referring Clues
- Bait, sometimes
- Fishing item
- Attraction
- Tackle box item
- Artificial bait
- Tempt
- Decoy
- Play the siren
- Fisher's plug
- Come-on
- Angler's purchase
- This might be at the end of the line
- Loss leader, e.g.
- Hook
- Siren
- Inducement
- Bait
- Draw in
- It makes Al attractive
- Seduce
- Fish attraction
- Enticement to a trout
- Entice
- Trout tempter
- Play the temptress
- Tacklebox item
- Drawing card
- Fishing need
- Fly-fisherman's fly
- Angler's item
- Tackle part
- Entrap
- Fly fisherman's fly, e.g.
- Worm, frequently
- Game-fish enticer
- Fly, at times
- Fly on a lake, maybe
- Fishing decoy
- ANGLER'S BUY
- Fishing device
- Attract
- Angler's fly, for one
- Try to catch
- Draw
- Hand-tied fly
- Angler's gadget
- Dangler for an angler
- Act as a siren
- What a siren does
- Enticement
- Carrot on a stick, e.g.
- Work as a barker
- Fishing necessity
- Act the femme fatale
- Act the siren
- Dangle a carrot
- Fly on a hook, to bass
- Carrot, on occasion
- Fly on a hook, perhaps
- Fly or worm, on occasion
- Bait with honey
- Fly fisherman's fly
- It's at the end of the line
- It might be at the end of the line
- Angler's attraction
- It may be at the end of the line
- Fishing attachment
- Barker's job
- Fly on a hook, e.g.
- Falconry requirement
- Fisherman's gadget
- Angler's decoy
- Tackle-box item
- A fly is a common one
- Imitation fish food
- Dangle a carrot in front of, so to speak
- Fly in a lake
- Figh attractor
- Fisherman's attachment
- Sole attraction?
- What catnip is to a cat
- Tackle box gadget
- Bit of fishing gear
- Fly on the river, perhaps
- Neon sign, e.g.
- Fly on a line
- Fishhook attachment
- Worm, often
- Artificial fly
- Lead on
- Fisherman's device
- Fishing-line attachment
- Temptation
- Item at the end of the line
- Angler's attachment
- One might attract mullets
- Metaphorical carrot
- It'll help you get a bite
- Fly in a river
- Bait on a fishing hook
- What barkers do
- Angler's selection
- Trout's temptation
- Fishing tool
- Angling plug
- Light, to a moth
- Fishline adjunct
- It attracts fish
- Garage sale ad, for some
- It may be on the line
- Fishing line attachment
- Tackle item
- End-of-the-line item
- Fish attractor
- Angler's artificial fly, e.g.
- Inveigle
- Tackle box selection
- Fishing bait
- Fish deceiver
- Part of an angler's arsenal
- Thing on a bob
- Play the siren to
- Decoy, for instance
- Angler's need
- Attract, as fish
- Fly, commonly
- It may be found at the end of the line
- Ad, basically
- Use a coachman
- Fish tempter
- Fishing ruse
- Use a worm in the water
- Women's beauty magazine
- Beguile
- Be tempting
- Bonus upon signing, e.g.
- Fisherman's fly, e.g.
- Angler's enticement
- Thing in a tackle box
- Fly on a line, e.g.
- Fishing-hat dangler
- Angler's bait
- Fisherman's aid
- This may be in a tackle box
- Piece of fishing tackle
- Fly on a hook, to fish
- A worm on a hook, for example
- Fisherman's attraction gadget
- Artificial fishing bait
- Tempt government to swap sides
- The attraction of misrule
- The attraction of a new rule
- Bit of tackle
- Dangling carrot, e.g.
- Tempt, entice
- Rule out an inducement
- Angler's fly, e.g.
- Something at the end of the line
- Fish's tempter
- Fake fly
- Plastic fly in a lake
- Act the Pied Piper
- Item in a tackle box
- Entice, as fish
- Angling purchase
- Fly on a hook
- 98-Across, often
- Fisherman's bait
- Attract with a bait-and-switch
- Anglerfish's light, e.g.
- Fishing aid
- Siren song, e.g.
- Temptation to break a rule
- Flame, to a moth
- Bait shop buy
- Angler's accessory
- Angling accessory
- Attraction of the river on the left
- Fishing implement
- It’s at the end of the line
- Certain fishing bait
- Attraction, or attract
- Angler's enticement device
- The fly in fly-fishing, e.g.
- Fish enticement
- Angler's "tempting" gadget
- Fish decoy
- The attraction of getting half fare, with a bit of luck
- It tempts one to break a rule
- Item often adorned with feathers
- The Solomon's lily's smell of rotting fruit, to flies
- Fishing gadget
- Shiny item of fishing tackle
- Fisher's decoy
- There may be a catch to this
- Fly-fishing need
- Spinner, e.g.
- Bass player?
- Attract, as a siren might
- The attraction of rule-breaking
- Bait shop purchase
- End of a fishing line
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - August 12, 2026
- Mirror Daily - July 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - July 17, 2026
- New York Times - July 15, 2026
- Mirror Daily - July 03, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - June 25, 2026
- LA Times - June 15, 2026
- New York Times - June 15, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 23, 2026
- New York Times - May 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - May 14, 2026
- Mirror Daily - May 07, 2026
- Mirror Daily - April 30, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - April 18, 2026
- Mirror Mini - April 09, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 27, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 25, 2026
- Daily American - February 14, 2026
- LA Times - January 30, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 26, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 15, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 09, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 04, 2026
- Daily American - January 02, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 10, 2025
- Daily American - October 24, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 06, 2025
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