Crossword answer
SPIES
5 letters · Used for 14 different clues · 29 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2026
Letter pattern
SPIES
Clues that lead to SPIES
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Dead drop users5Wall Street JournalJul 16, 2026
Covert agents5Eugene ShefferJul 8, 2026
Overseas assets?5Wall Street JournalJun 25, 2026
Secret agents5The IndependentMay 28, 2026
Undercover operatives5New York TimesMar 31, 2026
Inside plants5NewsdayFeb 14, 2026
Spots small items of food5Evening StandardNov 8, 2025
Agents getting food at the Saracen's Head5Evening StandardAug 9, 2025
Covert operatives5NewsdayApr 27, 2025
Plants, maybe5New York TimesApr 18, 2025
Le Carre characters5NewsdayFeb 23, 2025
Sees a shop opening, having food5Evening StandardMay 3, 2022
"Bridge of ___," Steven Spielberg-Tom Hanks' award-winning collaboration from 20155Daily ThemedJan 13, 2022
Operatives who make hissing noises when out of food5Evening StandardOct 1, 2019
About SPIES in crosswords
SPIES is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 29 times in our database across 14 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Dead drop users” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on July 16, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
SAGESWise people
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
FIREDDismissed
OUNCEUnit of weight
SARGENCO nickname
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
SQUIDOctopus cousin
LARGESize above medium
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
SHEENFabric's luster
DIDINTired out fully
ETHERVanish into the ___
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
Every appearance of SPIES (29)
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Jul 16, 2026
Dead drop users · Wall Street Journal · 14 Down
Jul 8, 2026
Covert agents · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Jun 25, 2026
Overseas assets? · Wall Street Journal · 30 Down
May 28, 2026
Secret agents · The Independent · 2 Down
Mar 31, 2026
Undercover operatives · New York Times · 71 Across
Mar 7, 2026
Covert agents · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Feb 14, 2026
Inside plants · Newsday · Down
Feb 7, 2026
Covert agents · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Down
Dec 30, 2025
Secret agents · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 8, 2025
Spots small items of food · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Aug 29, 2025
Secret agents · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Aug 9, 2025
Agents getting food at the Saracen's Head · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Apr 27, 2025
Covert operatives · Newsday · Across
Apr 18, 2025
Plants, maybe · New York Times · 19 Across
Feb 23, 2025
Le Carre characters · Newsday · Down
Nov 25, 2024
Secret agents · The Independent · 19 Down
Sep 21, 2024
Secret agents · The Independent · 3 Down
Oct 14, 2022
Covert agents · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
May 3, 2022
Sees a shop opening, having food · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jan 13, 2022
"Bridge of ___," Steven Spielberg-Tom Hanks' award-winning collaboration from 2015 · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Jul 28, 2020
Secret agents · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 25, 2020
Spots small items of food · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jan 13, 2020
Secret agents · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Dec 17, 2019
Agents getting food at the Saracen's Head · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Oct 23, 2019
Secret agents · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Oct 1, 2019
Operatives who make hissing noises when out of food · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Sep 2, 2019
Secret agents · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jul 23, 2019
Secret agents · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 5, 2019
Secret agents · Evening Standard · 18 Across