The Clue
Hostile force (3 letter answer)
The Answer
FOE
Tags
Notes
The answer FOE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Adversary
Antagonist
Attacker
Challenger
One to counter
Enemy
"Friend or ___?"
Opponent
Rival
"Them"
One against another
Axis, once
The Axis, once
Catwoman, to Batman
Goliath, to David
Goliath, e.g.
Grant, to Lee
Hannibal, to a Roman
Hannibal, to Romans
Howe, to G.W.
Ill-wisher
A McCoy, to a Hatfield
Moriarty, to Holmes
Other side
Pawnee, to a Cheyenne
Pompey, to Caesar
Yamamoto, to Nimitz
Any Hatfield, to a McCoy
Crazy Horse, to Custer
Hannibal, to Scipio Africanus
Red, e.g., once
Front de Boeuf, to Ivanhoe
"This is a Montague, our ___": "Romeo and Juliet"
Definition
FOE as a noun:
1. (enemy, foe, foeman, opposition) = an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
2. (foe, enemy) = a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"