Clues for the word "SPIED"
We've had 87 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 108 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on December 11, 2025.
Definition of spied
- - imp. & p. p. of Spy.
- imp. & p. p. - of Spy
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
- Did cloak-and-dagger work
- Planted bugs, say
- Observed leading Scotsmen like a piper
- Looked to emulate Mata Hari
- Took part in clandestine activities
- Made out
- "Spotted", said the spider without hesitation
- Saw momentum when I replaced initial energy
- Sought secrets, in a way
- Did CIA work
- Observed secretly
- Gathered intelligence (on)
- Emulated Mata Hari
- Detected
- Did a mole's work
- Saw inside, playing the piano
- Seen to have rushed round the medical centre
- Was an agent, say
- Secretly watched
- Did intelligence work
- Seen to have rushed round the capital of Italy
- Spotted one being rushed outside
- Sought secrets
- Snooped
- Seen to have rushed out of the medical centre
- Used bugs, perhaps
- Worked as a secret agent
- Caught
- Watched
- Did some surveillance
- Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps
- Gathered some intel
- Went on a top-secret mission
- Had a secretive look
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 05, 2025
- USA Today - February 21, 2025
- USA Today - January 31, 2025
- LA Times - January 23, 2025
- New York Times - January 01, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 26, 2024
- Mirror Mini - January 31, 2024
- Mirror Mini - January 31, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - November 03, 2022
- Chronicle of Higher Education - September 29, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 27, 2017
- LA Times - September 07, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 02, 2017
- Universal - April 27, 2017
- Washington Post Sunday - April 02, 2017
- Guardian Quiptic - March 27, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - November 23, 2016
- Universal - November 17, 2016
- Netword - November 01, 2016
- LA Times - October 27, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 23, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 22, 2016
- Universal - May 08, 2016
- USA Today - April 14, 2016
- Netword - March 20, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - February 09, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 15, 2015
- And in 78 more crossword puzzles...