Surprise attack Crossword Clue

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AMBUSH

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(verb)
1. search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
2. enter someone else’s territory and take spoils
(noun)
1. a sudden short attack
2. an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SURPRISE (noun)
1. the act of surprising someone
2. a sudden unexpected event
SURPRISE (verb)
1. attack by storm; attack suddenly
2. cause to be surprised
ATTACK (noun)
1. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
2. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
ATTACK (verb)
1. attack in speech or writing
2. take the initiative and go on the offensive

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

AMBUSH
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ARID

More Newsday Crossword (5/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. Number in a spreadsheet

5. Firecracker sound

9. Garden implement for digging

14. Shoestring

15. General region

16. Shy with people

17. Martial __ (karate, judo, etc.)

18. Hammer target

19. Make amends (for)

20. Billiards surface

22. Occupied, as a seat

23. Transportation on a track

24. Movie ticket remnant

26. Book leaf

29. Ventilate, as a lawn

33. Road test turns

37. End a plane flight

39. Give off, as light

40. Black-and-white cookie

41. Epic stories

42. Feels unwell

43. Grain storage tower

44. Poetic tributes

45. In a weird way

46. Vendor

50. Hill-building insects

52. Become inedible

56. Adjust to change

59. Photographer's carryall

63. Any music category

64. Just slightly

65. Shopper's carryall

66. Male choral voice

67. Sandwich shop

68. Pizzeria appliance

69. Reaches across

70. Piggy bank opening

71. Bird's dwelling

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Down

1. High-five sound

2. Fortune-teller's __ cards

3. Performer in a movie

4. Electric car brand

5. Yellow-peel fruit

6. Typical Saudi

7. Astronaut Armstrong

8. Strong winds

9. Sculpture in a park

10. Greek sandwich holder

11. Run ___ (go wild)

12. Have a fine meal

13. Garden in Genesis

21. Waiter’s rewards

25. Very small amounts

27. Very pleased

28. Raring to go

30. At the center of

31. Money drawer

32. Handicrafts website

33. Sports team's defeat

34. A Great Lake

35. Took a tumble

36. Workwear holding wrenches and screwdrivers

38. Astronauts' agency

41. Arrange in some order

45. Strong scent

47. Walks inside

49. 'That makes sense'

51. Loads (of)

53. Relay race stick?

54. Higher than

55. Palm tree fruits

56. FBI workers: Abbr.

57. Profound

58. Karenina of fiction

60. Adam's second son

61. Venus de ___

62. Well-mannered man

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