Hunted animal
The crossword clue "Hunted animal" is answered by PREY, a 4-letter entry. Used 59 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PREY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PREY answer page.
Used 59 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PREY
Every other clue in this collection answered by PREY, most used first.
- Quarry - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Victim - used 54 times, most recently in 2023
- Mice, to owls - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Hunter's quarry - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- The hunted - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Antlered animal - STAG, used 107 times
- Stubborn animal - MULE, used 48 times
- Male animal - STAG, used 38 times
- Footless animal - APOD, used 35 times
- Forest animal - DEER, used 35 times
- Animal rights org. - PETA, used 31 times
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