Crossword answer
POACH
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 16 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, October 10, 2026
Letter pattern
POACH
Clues that lead to POACH
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Hunt animals illegally (5)5The GuardianOct 10, 2026
Cook by simmering5The IndependentAug 21, 2026
Verb in an eggs Benedict recipe5USA TodayAug 6, 2026
Eggs Benedict recipe instruction5LA TimesJul 13, 2026
Cook eggs5Eugene ShefferJun 24, 2026
Take fowl foully5New York TimesMay 11, 2026
Steal game5Evening StandardMar 26, 2026
"Hatch an eggs-citing plan!" Way to make eggs in hot water5Daily ThemedSep 1, 2024
Cook a chop badly5Evening StandardJan 8, 2024
Steal5Evening StandardMay 10, 2022
Cook eggs in water5Eugene ShefferSep 9, 2020
About POACH in crosswords
POACH is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 16 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Hunt animals illegally (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on October 10, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
BUYINPoker game entry fee
IMSET"No more for me, thanks"
THAIS1894 opera by Jules Massenet best known for the entr'acte for violin and orchestra Méditation
UNCLEDad’s brother
MAPLETree
NITROStuff in smokeless gunpowder
MOVIEHome – or horror? (5)
WASPSWinged workers
LATINIn which the Romans had been lying about starting trouble
HASNT"The store ___ opened yet"
APORTLeft at sea
EMAILAlternative to a Slack message
EPCOTWalt Disney initially designed it as a utopian city
NONETGroup of nine
Every appearance of POACH (16)
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Oct 10, 2026
Hunt animals illegally (5) · The Guardian · 19 Across
Aug 21, 2026
Cook by simmering · The Independent · 16 Down
Aug 6, 2026
Verb in an eggs Benedict recipe · USA Today · 27 Down
Jul 13, 2026
Eggs Benedict recipe instruction · LA Times · Down
Jun 24, 2026
Cook eggs · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Across
May 11, 2026
Take fowl foully · New York Times · 30 Across
Mar 26, 2026
Steal game · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Sep 9, 2025
Steal game · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Sep 1, 2024
"Hatch an eggs-citing plan!" Way to make eggs in hot water · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Jan 18, 2024
Steal game · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 8, 2024
Cook a chop badly · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Apr 10, 2023
Steal game · Evening Standard · 28 Across
May 10, 2022
Steal · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Dec 21, 2020
Steal game · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Sep 9, 2020
Cook eggs in water · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Jan 28, 2020
Steal game · Evening Standard · 11 Across