Surprise attack Crossword Clue

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Surprise attack Crossword Answer

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AMBUSH

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
2. enter someone else’s territory and take spoils
(noun)
1. a sudden short attack
2. an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SURPRISE (noun)
1. the act of surprising someone
2. a sudden unexpected event
SURPRISE (verb)
1. attack by storm; attack suddenly
2. cause to be surprised
ATTACK (noun)
1. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
2. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
ATTACK (verb)
1. attack in speech or writing
2. take the initiative and go on the offensive

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

AMBUSH
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ARID

More Newsday Crossword (8/25/2026) Answers

Across

1. Electric fan sound

5. Take suddenly

9. Moral misdeeds

13. Long walk in the woods

14. Not as polite

16. Admired person

17. Mellows, as wine

18. Got out of bed

19. Tennis great Sampras

20. 'Ouch!'

22. Challenging to figure out

23. Airplane walkway

24. Parcels out

25. Take __ (disassemble)

28. Unwrap, as a gift

30. Tip of an ear

31. Old TV antenna

34. __ Francisco, CA

37. Intense sunlight

40. Metallic rocks

41. How this answer is written

42. Unadorned

43. Auction offers

44. Double-___ sword

45. Said further

48. Creme de __ (chocolate liquor)

51. Kingly title

52. 'It was fine with me'

57. Editor's ''don't delete''

58. Unusual knickknack

59. Lake bordering Ohio

60. And others: Abbr

61. Florida Disney theme park

62. '__ of your business!'

63. Weighty book

64. Ill-at-__ (nervous)

65. Break sharply

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Down

1. "Huh?'

2. Way up in the sky

3. Scandinavian furniture chain

4. Turnpike refueling stop

5. Metric weights

6. From farm country

7. Like very much

8. Highest-quality

9. Liquid-transfer tube

10. Best possible

11. University of __ Dame

12. Snow vehicles

15. Scale notes after dos

21. Take a chair

24. Sandwich shop

25. Furthermore

26. Low-quality

27. Fit for the task

28. Lubricates

29. Good buddies

31. Alphabet beginning

32. Makes a blunder

33. __ de Janeiro

34. Minor inconvenience

35. Farmland measure

36. Have to have

39. Bellies

43. Classic "spherical" Volkswagen

44. Have a meal

45. Beneficial feature

46. Same here

47. Nightmare, for example

48. About, before a year

49. Spanish farewell

50. $100 bill, informally

52. __ cream sundae

53. Play a trick on

54. Metal in steel

55. Ship of 1492

56. Profound

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