Clues for the word "SCARE"
We've had 137 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 465 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on October 18, 2026.
Definition of scare
- v. t. - To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.
- n. - Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.
Referring Clues
- Daunt
- False alarm
- Spook
- Start
- Startle
- Close call
- Heart-pounding episode
- Close shave
- Hair-raiser
- Curl the hair of
- Work in a haunted house
- Haunted house offering
- See 36-Down
- Rustle (up)
- Terrify
- Alarm
- Throw a ___ into
- Frighten
- Near miss, perhaps
- What Casper tries not to do
- Turn white as a ghost, perhaps
- Period of panic
- Hiccups cure, some say
- Make quake
- Give a start
- Heart-pounding event
- Fill with fright
- Do "Boo!" to
- Say "boo" to
- Induce to jump
- Deter, with "off"
- Cause for alarm
- Make jump
- Oct. 31 goal
- Instill fear in
- Heart-stopping incident
- 10/31 sensation
- Give the willies
- Give a start to
- Alarming situation
- Word with tactics or crow
- What a false alarm may cause
- Cause alarm to
- Cause to panic
- Adrenaline producer
- Say "Boo!" to, say
- Be an effective ghost
- Petrify
- Cause goose bumps, perhaps
- Do "Boo!" to
- Say "boo" to
- Deter, with "off"
- Freak out
- Acres anagram
- Cause to jump, perhaps
- Find, with "up"
- Cow
- Shake up
- Give the creeps
- Word before quotes or tactics
- Fright
- Panic
- Throw into a panic
- What this puzzle's theme words aim to do
- Alarming situation?
- "Eek!" inducer
- Goosebump raiser
- Word with "tactics" or "quotes"
- Force to start
- Type of tactics
- Panic encountered in business career
- Hiccups cure, so they say
- Give goosebumps to
- What "The Munsters" would do to most unsuspecting visitors
- "___ tactics"
- State of clutter
- Cause trembling
- Sudden alarm
- Cause to jump
- Sweat inducer
- Near-miss, perhaps
- Kind of tactics
- Leap out at
- Hiccup cure, supposedly
- Say "Boo!" to
- With 90-Across, frighten away
- Anti-Communist fervor
- Frighten (off)
- Hiccup cure, it's said
- Fill with terror
- Terrorize
- Hair-raising experience
- Close one
- Cause to jump, in a way
- It might make you start
- Psych out
- Horrify
- Unnerve
- To shock someone
- What Dangerous Toys tried to do
- Benjamin Diamond "Little ___"
- Major Lazer "___ Me"
- What demonic shock rocker will try to do
- Kenny Chesney "___ Me"
- Mark takes new heart from this narrow escape
- Tense situation
- Hiccup cure, perhaps
- Hiccups stopper
- Panic in vehicle in middle of desert
- Evidence of damage to Spain
- A touch of panic
- ___ tactic
- Hiccups cure, it's said
- Push to start
- Chill to the bone
- Aerial near-miss, e.g.
- Fill with fear
- Cause of goose bumps
- Narrow escape
- Haunted house success
- Do a ghost’s job
- Cause of an adrenaline rush
- Rattle
- Alarmingly, it brings insecure cares
- Mark East gives us a fright
- Cause to jump, maybe
- Frightening event
- Halloween habit
- Irrational cares can be alarming
- Induce fear in
- Cause of a jolt
- Give a fright
- ___ quotes
- Cause alarm
- Jump ___ (horror movie staple)
- "We ___ because we care": Monsters, Inc. motto
- Shake
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - October 18, 2026
- LA Times - October 16, 2026
- Daily American - October 09, 2026
- Daily American - October 02, 2026
- Mirror Daily - September 21, 2026
- Daily American - September 16, 2026
- New York Times - September 15, 2026
- Mirror Mini - September 02, 2026
- LA Times - August 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - August 17, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - August 16, 2026
- Daily American - August 06, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - August 02, 2026
- LA Times - July 18, 2026
- Mirror Daily - July 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - July 07, 2026
- Mirror Daily - June 09, 2026
- New York Times - May 23, 2026
- LA Times - May 10, 2026
- Daily American - April 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - April 08, 2026
- Daily American - March 26, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 25, 2026
- New York Times - February 05, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 09, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 29, 2025
- LA Times - December 27, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 23, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 23, 2025
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