Clandestine Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 11 Dec 2023

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SECRET
6 Letters
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Hush-hushCrossword Clue
"Our ___ moments in a crowded room / They got no idea about me and you"Crossword Clue
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"Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin FranklinCrossword Clue
Like some alter egosCrossword Clue
The ___ 4D; Enid Blyton's detective groupCrossword Clue
Spies dry, gnarled trees by river with very frozen waterCrossword Clue
Deodorant brandCrossword Clue
Stamp on a dossierCrossword Clue
"Shh! It's a ___!"Crossword Clue

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COVERT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Secret desire overwhelms RomeoCrossword Clue
Concealed hide close to settCrossword Clue
Hidden policy supplied by insurers close to fraudulentCrossword Clue
*Done openlyCrossword Clue
Concealed hide close to nestCrossword Clue
Knight leaving to switch allegiance in secretCrossword Clue
SurreptitiousCrossword Clue
Disguised at first, nun leaves discipleCrossword Clue
Overlapping screen open, revealing secretCrossword Clue
Concealed chap by banks of rivuletCrossword Clue

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BACKDOOR
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Clandestine second party serving menCrossword Clue
Sneaky cryptic clue for cross?Crossword Clue
Support doctor inhaling O2 as a way outCrossword Clue
Secret sponsor will have opportunityCrossword Clue
Reverse entry to reveal secretCrossword Clue
Secret support by party rank and fileCrossword Clue

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BACKSTAIR
9 Letters

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CLOAKANDDAGGER
14 Letters

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FURTIVE
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Female virtue cracked secretCrossword Clue
SurreptitiousCrossword Clue
Looking for concealment? Hide verse in hamperCrossword Clue
SneakyCrossword Clue

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HUGGERMUGGER
12 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Disorderly — clandestineCrossword Clue
One clasping crocodile in confusion?Crossword Clue

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HUSHHUSH
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Undercover, American seen on rugby pitch twice?Crossword Clue
The hours oddly spent churning over and over secretCrossword Clue
SecretCrossword Clue
SecretiveCrossword Clue
Pope briefly hosts American twice in privateCrossword Clue
Secret hard drug grips America, repeatedlyCrossword Clue
Very confidentialCrossword Clue

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NOTELL
6 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Kind of motelCrossword Clue
Like a discreet motelCrossword Clue
___ motelCrossword Clue

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SLY
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Word before devil or dogCrossword Clue
CraftyCrossword Clue
CunningCrossword Clue
SneakyCrossword Clue
FurtiveCrossword Clue
TrickyCrossword Clue
UnderhandedCrossword Clue
DeviousCrossword Clue

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SNEAK
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Move furtivelyCrossword Clue
Move on tiptoeCrossword Clue
PussyfootCrossword Clue
Quarterback running playCrossword Clue
Move stealthilyCrossword Clue
___ peekCrossword Clue
Tiptoe aroundCrossword Clue
Furtive fellowCrossword Clue
SlinkCrossword Clue

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STEALTHY
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
SurreptitiousCrossword Clue
Appropriate, your being old and secretiveCrossword Clue
SecretiveCrossword Clue
Sneaky way to get fit toplessCrossword Clue
Like ninjasCrossword Clue
Nick, with your old-fashioned support, is unobtrusiveCrossword Clue
Stone rich wife shed in secretCrossword Clue
Sly bird, tense, having timid exteriorCrossword Clue
Coy about drink with Lieutenant, cunningCrossword Clue

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SYRUPTITIOUS
12 Letters

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TOPSECRET
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Upper-level clearance levelCrossword Clue
Hush-hush: street cop in disguiseCrossword Clue
Location up by Crete in resort for privilegedCrossword Clue
Highly classifiedCrossword Clue
Very sensitive child fed a variety of crepesCrossword Clue
On a need-to-know basisCrossword Clue
Upper-level security clearance statusCrossword Clue
Design of poster etc is hush-hushCrossword Clue
Violent protest about von der Leyen etc being privilegedCrossword Clue
Doctor protects drug, making injection for certain people onlyCrossword Clue

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UNDERCOVER
10 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Subordinate to screen detective might work like this?Crossword Clue
In disguise for a missionCrossword Clue
Foreign articles about more than description of spyCrossword Clue
Hidden uranium has affected nerve cordCrossword Clue
Hush-hush when in bed?Crossword Clue
Secret in tent?Crossword Clue
SecretCrossword Clue

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AMOURS
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Illicit liaisonsCrossword Clue
Love affairs, generally secretCrossword Clue
Casanova's intriguesCrossword Clue
TrystersCrossword Clue
TrystersCrossword Clue
Affaires de coeurCrossword Clue
Affairs of the heartCrossword Clue
Illicit affairsCrossword Clue

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CABAL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Plotting groupCrossword Clue
Shadowy plotting groupCrossword Clue
Small group of conspiratorsCrossword Clue
Conspiring groupCrossword Clue
Shadowy groupCrossword Clue
CoterieCrossword Clue
Scheming groupCrossword Clue
Group of conspiratorsCrossword Clue
Conspiring cliqueCrossword Clue
Secretive coterieCrossword Clue

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CELL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Biological building blockCrossword Clue
Minesweeper unitCrossword Clue
Biological unitCrossword Clue
"The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the ___"Crossword Clue
(Prison [?)phone]Crossword Clue
Nucleus holderCrossword Clue
Spreadsheet unitCrossword Clue
Where to find ribosomes and mitochondriaCrossword Clue
Distinguished peer-reviewed scientific journalCrossword Clue
MobileCrossword Clue

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CIA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chef-training sch. in Hyde ParkCrossword Clue
Cold War rival of the KGBCrossword Clue
Org. created by the National Security Act of 1947Crossword Clue
Org. in many espionage filmsCrossword Clue
Govt. org. in "Alias"Crossword Clue
Espionage orgCrossword Clue
Org. in many spy thrillersCrossword Clue
Spy orgCrossword Clue
"Spy Game" orgCrossword Clue
Spy orgCrossword Clue

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DROP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What a phone call or new album might doCrossword Clue
ReleaseCrossword Clue
Egg ___ soupCrossword Clue
"At the ___ -->Crossword Clue
Bit of rainCrossword Clue
Roller coaster elementCrossword Clue
LoseCrossword Clue
Egg ___ soupCrossword Clue
At the ___ of -->Crossword Clue
Bit of facial serumCrossword Clue

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FIFTHCOLUMN
11 Letters

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KGB
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Org. that was a frequent James Bond foeCrossword Clue
Onetime C.I.A. foeCrossword Clue
Old CIA foeCrossword Clue
Org. of the main characters in "The Americans"Crossword Clue
Spy org. in "Bridge of Spies"Crossword Clue
Security org. dismantled in 1991Crossword Clue
Soviet Union spy orgCrossword Clue
Cold War counterpart of the C.I.ACrossword Clue
Black Widow's former orgCrossword Clue
Cold War gpCrossword Clue

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KNEESIES
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Under-the-table flirtingCrossword Clue

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NSA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Org. whose seal depicts an eagle atop a keyCrossword Clue
Secretive government orgCrossword Clue
Subject of the Edward Snowden leaks, in briefCrossword Clue
Code-cracking orgCrossword Clue
Former employer of Edward Snowden, for shortCrossword Clue
"Snowden" orgCrossword Clue
Cryptography orgCrossword Clue
Govt. intel orgCrossword Clue
Code-breaking grpCrossword Clue
Cryptology grp.Crossword Clue

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OSS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
1940s spy grpCrossword Clue
C.I.A. forerunnerCrossword Clue
CIA predecessorCrossword Clue
CIA forerunnerCrossword Clue
C.I.A. predecessorCrossword Clue
CIA predecessorCrossword Clue
CIA predecessorCrossword Clue
CIA forerunnerCrossword Clue
CIA forerunnerCrossword Clue
CIA predecessorCrossword Clue

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PSST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
[Hey you!]Crossword Clue
"Hey, you there!"Crossword Clue
"Hey, you . . . yes, you!"Crossword Clue
"Hey! Hey, you!"Crossword Clue
"Hey, c'mere!"Crossword Clue
Subtle "Over here!"Crossword Clue
Quiet "Over here!"Crossword Clue
"Over here!"Crossword Clue
"Hey! Over here!"Crossword Clue
"Hey, you! Yes, you!"Crossword Clue

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SPIERS
6 Letters

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SPYRING
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Group of assets?Crossword Clue
Network of secret agentsCrossword Clue
Term for a group of molesCrossword Clue
Group that might bug youCrossword Clue

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STEALTH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SecrecyCrossword Clue
Ninja's qualityCrossword Clue
FurtivenessCrossword Clue
Ninja's forteCrossword Clue
What lions use to huntCrossword Clue
The last to get a shift shows furtive mannerCrossword Clue
Bargain with tough heartless sort of bomberCrossword Clue
Kind of technology in some modern military aircraftCrossword Clue
Go off with - largely - the quality of a ninjaCrossword Clue
Go off with – largely – the quality of a ninjaCrossword Clue

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TRYST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Romantic meetingCrossword Clue
Lovers' meetingCrossword Clue
Romantic rendezvousCrossword Clue
Lovers' rendezvousCrossword Clue
Secret rendezvousCrossword Clue
Private meetingCrossword Clue
Private affairCrossword Clue
Illicit meetingCrossword Clue
Secret love affairCrossword Clue
Clandestine rendezvousCrossword Clue

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TRYSTS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lovers' secret meetingsCrossword Clue
Lovers' secret meetupsCrossword Clue
Secret meetupsCrossword Clue
Clandestine meetupsCrossword Clue
Sessions of congress?Crossword Clue
Lovers' secret meetupsCrossword Clue
AssignationsCrossword Clue
Secret meetingsCrossword Clue
Secret meetingsCrossword Clue
Meetings under the auspices of sentry, St. SebastianCrossword Clue

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UNDERGROUND
11 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Resistance insufficiently worn down?Crossword Clue
Related to subversive activities of a French revolutionary uprising with foundations supportCrossword Clue
A Parisian upset revolutionary foundation characterised by avant-gardismCrossword Clue
Revolutionary reporting to baseCrossword Clue
Resistance movement not fully crushedCrossword Clue
Resistance movement not fully crushedCrossword Clue
Tube not fine enoughCrossword Clue
Secret resistance movementCrossword Clue
*London subway system, with "the"Crossword Clue
Tube not sufficiently fine?Crossword Clue

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ILLICIT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ProhibitedCrossword Clue
Not allowedCrossword Clue
One about to punch sick sex criminalCrossword Clue
Not authorizedCrossword Clue
UnlawfulCrossword Clue
UnlawfulCrossword Clue
In Rouen he's drunk in charge, getting arrested and bannedCrossword Clue
UnlawfulCrossword Clue
Implied MP switching to Liberal is unlawfulCrossword Clue
I will-yours truly-nearly refer to Breaking the Law”Crossword Clue

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LIAISON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Go-betweenCrossword Clue
AffairCrossword Clue
Go-betweenCrossword Clue
The French Connection?Crossword Clue
Cat embracing sloths a thingCrossword Clue
IntermediaryCrossword Clue
Go-betweenCrossword Clue
Relationship with fifty-one first-class offspringCrossword Clue
Relationship with fifty-one first-class offspringCrossword Clue
Lia airs love affairCrossword Clue

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INTRIGUE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Scheme to raise a lot of interestCrossword Clue
PlotCrossword Clue
Secret plottingCrossword Clue
FascinateCrossword Clue
FascinateCrossword Clue
Plot — love affairCrossword Clue
Popular US soldier sent back in genuine conspiracyCrossword Clue
Given international platform, Europe set up schemeCrossword Clue
Conspiracy to be fascinatingCrossword Clue
Plots fascinating qualityCrossword Clue

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NOTEPASSERS
11 Letters

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ONI
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Demon of Japanese folkloreCrossword Clue
Japanese ogreCrossword Clue
Covert maritime orgCrossword Clue
Hush-hush maritime orgCrossword Clue
Demon in Japanese folkloreCrossword Clue
"From now ___ won't be hanging around" (bluegrass lyric)Crossword Clue
Demonic creature in Japanese folkloreCrossword Clue
Demon of Japanese folkloreCrossword Clue
U.S. maritime agcyCrossword Clue
"Leave this to me"Crossword Clue

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ONTHESLY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SurreptitiouslyCrossword Clue
Actor’s cut in just behind the scenes?Crossword Clue
SurreptitiouslyCrossword Clue
SneakilyCrossword Clue
Underhand — only SethCrossword Clue
CovertlyCrossword Clue
'Differently honestly'?Crossword Clue
Honestly — surreptitiouslyCrossword Clue
Honestly reformed, in secretCrossword Clue
Frightfully honest — extremely lazy in secretCrossword Clue

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LEAK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Source of a scoopCrossword Clue
Security breachCrossword Clue
Problem for a plumberCrossword Clue
Intentionally discloseCrossword Clue
Air mattress issueCrossword Clue
Pipe dream? Just the opposite!Crossword Clue
Air mattress problemCrossword Clue
Bad thing to springCrossword Clue
Coxswain's nightmareCrossword Clue
Faucet problemCrossword Clue

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SURREPTITIOUS
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
County short by pence, Berks keeps debt record hiddenCrossword Clue
Furtive — Tories' pursuitCrossword Clue
Stealthy new Tories stir up unions at firstCrossword Clue
StealthyCrossword Clue
Covert criminal trio pursues itCrossword Clue
Covert pursuit with sortie organisedCrossword Clue

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SPYMASTER
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Yes, Tramp’s cryptic is for one with much intelligenceCrossword Clue
M in the James Bond filmsCrossword Clue
Intelligence bossCrossword Clue
Employer of agents unusually smart, yes? Must keep quiet!Crossword Clue
Ian Fleming's M, for instanceCrossword Clue
Mess party organised by M, for exampleCrossword Clue
One has agents sorting out party messCrossword Clue
This could be Ms part? YesCrossword Clue
Someone having agents to sort out party messCrossword Clue
Francis Pym: a sterling host for the head of 6?Crossword Clue

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STOWAWAY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One hiding on board tug, one overwhelmed by waveCrossword Clue
Wow, a drunk in sojourn — illegal traveller!Crossword Clue
Travelling illegally, drag American through controlCrossword Clue
Fare-dodger observed commandeering tug, certainlyCrossword Clue
Unauthorised passenger was to, after changing courseCrossword Clue
Ticket-less passengers vacation interrupted by Washington drowning in a cry of anguishCrossword Clue
Hide for a rideCrossword Clue
Unauthorised passengerCrossword Clue
Say Wow” at tricky, sneaky riderCrossword Clue
Someone taking off with airline without approval? Yes, primarilyCrossword Clue

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UNDERTHECOUNTER
15 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
IllegallyCrossword Clue
Not aboveboardCrossword Clue
Sale's not open?Crossword Clue

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AFFAIR
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FlingCrossword Clue
EventCrossword Clue
RomanceCrossword Clue
ShindigCrossword Clue
Common plot point on a soap operaCrossword Clue
It might be cateredCrossword Clue
Overheard, a beautiful thingCrossword Clue
Workers having 40% laid off — look, it's businessCrossword Clue
Family ___Crossword Clue
Illicit romanceCrossword Clue

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PIRATE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Halloween costume that might involve a fake parrotCrossword Clue
Unlicensed radio broadcasterCrossword Clue
Copy illegallyCrossword Clue
Illegally downloadCrossword Clue
Bandit at seaCrossword Clue
Jack Sparrow, e.gCrossword Clue
"The Secret of Monkey Island" figureCrossword Clue
Seafarer who might say "Arrr!"Crossword Clue
Make unauthorized copies of softwareCrossword Clue
18, one breaking jawCrossword Clue

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SAMOSAS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
South Asian pastriesCrossword Clue
Fried, savory pastriesCrossword Clue
Savory pastries often served with chutneyCrossword Clue
Triangular South Asian pastriesCrossword Clue
Fried appetizers served with chutneyCrossword Clue
Triangular pastriesCrossword Clue
Indian pastries with savory fillingsCrossword Clue
Turnovers served with chutneyCrossword Clue
Pastries usually accompanied by chutneyCrossword Clue
Pastries fried in gheeCrossword Clue

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COVERTOPS
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
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SECRET

10 RELATED CLUES

COVERT

10 RELATED CLUES

BACKDOOR

6 RELATED CLUES

BACKSTAIR

CLOAKANDDAGGER

FURTIVE

4 RELATED CLUES

HUGGERMUGGER

2 RELATED CLUES

HUSHHUSH

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NOTELL

3 RELATED CLUES

SLY

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SNEAK

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STEALTHY

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SYRUPTITIOUS

TOPSECRET

10 RELATED CLUES

UNDERCOVER

7 RELATED CLUES

AMOURS

8 RELATED CLUES

CABAL

10 RELATED CLUES

CELL

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CIA

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DROP

10 RELATED CLUES

FIFTHCOLUMN

KGB

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KNEESIES

1 RELATED CLUES

NSA

10 RELATED CLUES

OSS

10 RELATED CLUES

PSST

10 RELATED CLUES

SPIERS

SPYRING

4 RELATED CLUES

STEALTH

10 RELATED CLUES

TRYST

10 RELATED CLUES

TRYSTS

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UNDERGROUND

10 RELATED CLUES

ILLICIT

10 RELATED CLUES

LIAISON

10 RELATED CLUES

INTRIGUE

10 RELATED CLUES

NOTEPASSERS

ONI

10 RELATED CLUES

ONTHESLY

10 RELATED CLUES

LEAK

10 RELATED CLUES

SURREPTITIOUS

6 RELATED CLUES

SPYMASTER

10 RELATED CLUES

STOWAWAY

10 RELATED CLUES