Crossword answer
STAB
4 letters · Used for 52 different clues · 160 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 20, 2026
Letter pattern
STAB
Clues that lead to STAB
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Stick with a knife4Crosswords With FriendsAug 20, 2026
Knife4Evening StandardAug 20, 2026
Attempt4USA TodayAug 16, 2026
Thrust something pointed into (4)4The GuardianAug 10, 2026
Wild guess4Wall Street JournalAug 4, 2026
Sudden pain4Wall Street JournalJul 29, 2026
Puncture4USA Today Quick CrossJul 27, 2026
Sign abbr. meaning "founded in"4New York TimesJul 23, 2026
Attempt to use a knife4Daily ExpressJun 9, 2026
It can mean a shot, oddly enough4Evening StandardMar 30, 2026
Shot in the dark4NewsdayDec 11, 2025
___ in the back (betray)4Daily ThemedOct 27, 2025
Unconfident attempt4NewsdayOct 10, 2025
Iffy attempt4NewsdayOct 3, 2025
Go and start to sell form of LSD?4The IndependentSep 10, 2025
Pierce violently (4)4The SunSep 5, 2025
Go mad in retirement (4)4The SunSep 5, 2025
Go to wound as Casca (4)4The SunAug 30, 2025
Go and run from London hospital, upset4The IndependentAug 29, 2025
Guess this is how nocturnal creatures sleep?4The IndependentAug 23, 2025
Skewer4New York TimesAug 13, 2025
What forks do to pizza dough?4Daily ThemedJul 10, 2025
___ in the back (betrayal)4Daily ThemedMay 30, 2025
Metaphoric action of betrayal4Daily ThemedMay 24, 2025
Shot back, mad4Evening StandardMay 2, 2025
Conjectural attempt4NewsdayApr 12, 2025
Pierce with a knife4Daily ThemedDec 26, 2024
Racket’s raised making shot4The IndependentDec 9, 2024
Jab with a knife4Daily ThemedSep 25, 2024
Pierce4Evening StandardAug 13, 2024
Attack with a knife, say4Daily ThemedJun 28, 2024
Take a ___ at (try)4Daily ThemedJun 7, 2024
___ in the dark (wild guess)4Daily ThemedMay 31, 2024
Attack with a knife4Daily ThemedMay 8, 2024
Attack with a dagger, say4Daily ThemedApr 10, 2024
Pierce with a fork4Daily ThemedMar 4, 2024
Attack with a dagger4Daily ThemedNov 19, 2023
___ someone in the back (betray)4Daily ThemedOct 22, 2023
Injure with a knife4Evening StandardJan 10, 2023
Pierce, as with a toothpick4Daily ThemedDec 30, 2022
Guess in the dark?4Daily ThemedDec 20, 2022
Random guess4Daily ThemedNov 27, 2022
Pierce with a toothpick4Daily ThemedAug 2, 2022
Poke with a toothpick4Daily ThemedJul 30, 2022
Take a wild guess4Daily ThemedJul 23, 2022
Use a toothpick, say4Daily ThemedJul 6, 2022
Stick a toothpick through4Daily ThemedJun 8, 2022
Try like mad to make a comeback4Evening StandardApr 29, 2022
Poke holes in?4Daily ThemedDec 26, 2021
Pierce with a knife, say4Daily ThemedNov 11, 2021
Stick a fork in4Daily ThemedNov 5, 2021
Be cruel to bats, possibly4Evening StandardSep 23, 2021
About STAB in crosswords
STAB is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 160 times in our database across 52 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Knife” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 20, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
NEXT____ of kin
HOLAMexican greeting
PRAYPlead
LOOPAccumulate boomerangs in circle
WESTCompass point
NESTHome that's filled with twigs and tweets
MCCCNero’s 1,300
MORE"That's not nearly enough!"
LEGSAn ant has six of them
SKINEpidermis
SAGASuper-long story
TYPESort
AMEN"Could not agree more!"
AVONRiver by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Every appearance of STAB (160)
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Aug 20, 2026
Knife · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Aug 20, 2026
Stick with a knife · Crosswords With Friends · 1
Aug 16, 2026
Attempt · USA Today · 1 Down
Aug 12, 2026
Attempt · Wall Street Journal · 21 Down
Aug 10, 2026
Thrust something pointed into (4) · The Guardian · 5 Down
Aug 4, 2026
Wild guess · Wall Street Journal · 26 Down
Jul 31, 2026
Knife · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 29, 2026
Sudden pain · Wall Street Journal · 17 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Puncture · USA Today Quick Cross · Down
Jul 26, 2026
Wild guess · Newsday · Across
Jul 23, 2026
Sign abbr. meaning "founded in" · New York Times · 26 Down
Jul 22, 2026
Wild guess · Wall Street Journal · 50 Down
Jul 20, 2026
Wild guess · Newsday · Down
Jun 28, 2026
Wild guess · New York Times · 56 Down
Jun 23, 2026
Knife · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jun 18, 2026
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Jun 9, 2026
Attempt to use a knife · Daily Express · 22 Down
Jun 8, 2026
Wild guess · Newsday · Across
Jun 1, 2026
Wild guess · Newsday · Across
May 28, 2026
Knife · Evening Standard · 5 Across
Apr 2, 2026
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Apr 1, 2026
Knife · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Mar 30, 2026
It can mean a shot, oddly enough · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Mar 18, 2026
Wild guess · Newsday · Across
Dec 26, 2025
Knife · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Dec 11, 2025
Shot in the dark · Newsday · Down
Nov 27, 2025
Knife · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Oct 27, 2025
___ in the back (betray) · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Oct 20, 2025
Wild guess · Newsday · Across
Oct 10, 2025
Unconfident attempt · Newsday · Across
Oct 3, 2025
Iffy attempt · Newsday · Across
Sep 23, 2025
Wild guess · Newsday · Across
Sep 10, 2025
Go and start to sell form of LSD? · The Independent · 4 Down
Sep 5, 2025
Pierce violently (4) · The Sun · 20 Down
Sep 5, 2025
Go mad in retirement (4) · The Sun · 20 Down
Aug 30, 2025
Pierce violently (4) · The Sun · 24 Across
Aug 30, 2025
Go to wound as Casca (4) · The Sun · 24 Across
Aug 29, 2025
Go and run from London hospital, upset · The Independent · 1 Down
Aug 23, 2025
Guess this is how nocturnal creatures sleep? · The Independent · 1 Down
Aug 13, 2025
Skewer · New York Times · 6 Across
Jul 10, 2025
What forks do to pizza dough? · Daily Themed · 15 Across
May 30, 2025
___ in the back (betrayal) · Daily Themed · 15 Across
May 24, 2025
Metaphoric action of betrayal · Daily Themed · 14 Across
May 15, 2025
Shot in the dark · New York Times · 60 Down
May 6, 2025
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
May 2, 2025
Shot back, mad · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 25, 2025
Shot in the dark · Newsday · Down
Apr 12, 2025
Conjectural attempt · Newsday · Across
Apr 2, 2025
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Mar 28, 2025
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Mar 3, 2025
Knife · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jan 16, 2025
Shot in the dark · Newsday · Down
Dec 26, 2024
Pierce with a knife · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Dec 9, 2024
Racket’s raised making shot · The Independent · 9 Down
Nov 20, 2024
___ in the back (betray) · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Nov 6, 2024
___ in the back (betrayal) · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Nov 4, 2024
Attempt · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Oct 30, 2024
Attempt · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Oct 23, 2024
___ in the back (betrayal) · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Sep 25, 2024
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 59 Across
Sep 25, 2024
Jab with a knife · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Sep 6, 2024
Knife · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Aug 16, 2024
Shot back, mad · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Aug 13, 2024
Pierce · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Aug 9, 2024
Jab with a knife · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jul 26, 2024
Shot back, mad · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jun 28, 2024
Attack with a knife, say · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Jun 26, 2024
Attempt · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Jun 7, 2024
Take a ___ at (try) · Daily Themed · 39 Across
Jun 4, 2024
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
May 31, 2024
___ in the dark (wild guess) · Daily Themed · 7 Across
May 24, 2024
___ in the back (betray) · Daily Themed · 13 Across
May 8, 2024
Attack with a knife · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Apr 10, 2024
Attack with a dagger, say · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Mar 4, 2024
Pierce with a fork · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Feb 27, 2024
___ in the dark (wild guess) · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Jan 13, 2024
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Across
Dec 18, 2023
Knife · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Nov 30, 2023
___ in the dark (wild guess) · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Nov 24, 2023
___ in the back (betray) · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Nov 20, 2023
Knife · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Nov 19, 2023
Attack with a dagger · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Oct 22, 2023
___ someone in the back (betray) · Daily Themed · 8 Across
Oct 9, 2023
___ in the back (betray) · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Sep 28, 2023
Take a ___ at (try) · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Sep 4, 2023
Knife · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Aug 28, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down
Aug 7, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Jul 14, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Jul 12, 2023
___ in the back (betray) · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Jul 10, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Jun 8, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
May 30, 2023
Knife · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Apr 13, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Mar 15, 2023
Knife · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 3, 2023
Knife · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Feb 24, 2023
Attempt · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Feb 11, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Feb 8, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Jan 31, 2023
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Jan 24, 2023
Knife · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Jan 10, 2023
Injure with a knife · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jan 8, 2023
___ in the back (betray) · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Dec 30, 2022
Pierce, as with a toothpick · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Dec 20, 2022
Guess in the dark? · Daily Themed · 45 Down
Dec 3, 2022
___ in the dark (wild guess) · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Nov 27, 2022
Random guess · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Oct 18, 2022
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Oct 14, 2022
Attempt · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Sep 28, 2022
Knife · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Sep 9, 2022
Shot back, mad · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Aug 23, 2022
Knife · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 22, 2022
Knife · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Aug 2, 2022
Pierce with a toothpick · Daily Themed · 8 Across
Jul 30, 2022
Poke with a toothpick · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Jul 26, 2022
Knife · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 23, 2022
Take a wild guess · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Jul 22, 2022
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Jul 6, 2022
Use a toothpick, say · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Jun 8, 2022
Stick a toothpick through · Daily Themed · 26 Across
May 24, 2022
Poke with a toothpick · Daily Themed · 40 Down
May 19, 2022
Injure with a knife · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Apr 29, 2022
Try like mad to make a comeback · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Apr 27, 2022
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Mar 21, 2022
Knife · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Mar 7, 2022
Knife · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Feb 23, 2022
Knife · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Feb 22, 2022
Wild guess · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Feb 19, 2022
Poke with a toothpick · Daily Themed · 24 Across
Feb 9, 2022
Injure with a knife · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Dec 26, 2021
Poke holes in? · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Dec 24, 2021
Attempt · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Nov 11, 2021
Pierce with a knife, say · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Nov 5, 2021
Stick a fork in · Daily Themed · 35 Down
Oct 24, 2021
Stick a toothpick through · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Sep 23, 2021
Be cruel to bats, possibly · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jun 8, 2021
Knife · Evening Standard · 6 Across
May 12, 2021
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Apr 27, 2021
Knife · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Mar 30, 2021
Knife · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 19, 2021
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Mar 11, 2021
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Feb 4, 2021
Knife · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Dec 30, 2020
Knife · Evening Standard · 5 Across
Dec 24, 2020
It can mean a shot, oddly enough · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Oct 12, 2020
Knife · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Sep 24, 2020
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Sep 1, 2020
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Aug 19, 2020
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Across
Aug 14, 2020
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Jul 9, 2020
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Jul 2, 2020
Wild guess · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
May 15, 2020
Shot back, mad · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 11, 2020
Knife · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Dec 6, 2019
Knife · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 16, 2019
Shot back, mad · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Aug 15, 2019
Knife · Evening Standard · 5 Across
Dec 27, 2018
Knife · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jul 16, 2018
Knife · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jun 26, 2018
Pierce · Evening Standard · 3 Down