Each of these answers for “Rat” has appeared in crossword puzzles where the clue was written the same way or with nearly identical phrasing. They’ve been used successfully to complete those grids.
Likely Answers:
- NARC
- SNITCH
- FINK
- TATTLER
- STOOLIE
- RODENT
- TATTLE
Synonyms and Definitions
NARC
- Synonyms: narcotics agent, nark
SNITCH
- Synonyms: betray, canary, cop, denounce, fink, give away, glom, grass, hook, knock off, shit, shop, sneak, sneaker, snitcher, stag, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, tell on, thieve
FINK
- Synonyms: blackleg, confess, scab, snitch, squeal
TATTLER
- Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattletale, telltale
- Definition: a person who carelessly spreads rumors
RODENT
- Synonyms: gnawer
TATTLE
- Synonyms: babble, babble out, blab, blab out, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, let the cat out of the bag, maunder, palaver, peach, piffle, prate, prattle, sing, singing, spill the beans, talk, telling, tittle-tattle, twaddle
- Definition: Revealing details or providing proof regarding someone else