| Hustler (4,5) |
The Guardian Quick |
13 Sep 2025 |
| Dodgy dealer putting note on Maserati? |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Aug 2025 |
| Someone who cheats at poker, perhaps (4,5) |
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| Professional cheater at poker or other such games (9) |
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| Cheat is eccentric and alert |
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| Dodgy dealer supplies instrument to comedians |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Casino slickster |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Jun 2025 |
| He can't be trusted after a deal is made |
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| Player who likes a loaded deck (4,5) |
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| Unwelcome character in Casino, eccentric and sarcastic |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Character quietly hiding spades, hearts and ace by hand? |
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| Fiddler is a teaser on musical instrument |
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| He does a good deal of cheating (4-5) |
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| Who you wouldn't trust to give you a hand? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Who has ace and ten, perhaps primarily hoaxing a royal pair? |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
16 Oct 2024 |
| Dodgy dealer on deck? (4,5) |
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| Someone witty and clever, one with an ace up their sleeve? (4,5) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Cheating card- player (4-5) |
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| Dishonest dealer (4-5) |
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| One guilty of dodgy dealing when giving others a hand? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Eccentric person not natural, perhaps, as cheat |
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| Professional gambler (4,5) |
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| Instrument of a joker who keeps an ace up his sleeve? (4,5) |
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| Professional cheat throws pack over musical instrument (9) |
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| Eccentric and intelligent cheat |
The Times Cryptic |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Saloon cheater? |
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| Deck cheat? |
Puzzler Backwords |
04 Mar 2024 |
| Cheating poker player (9) |
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| Cheat using comedian's instrument (4,5) |
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| Cheat who works with a pack |
The Guardian Cryptic |
10 Oct 2022 |
| Underhand dealer's vehicle key? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Aug 2021 |
| Character cutting could be a gambler who cheats |
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| Professional (cheating) gambler |
The Guardian Speedy |
25 Oct 2020 |
| Cheat and pack instrument |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Jun 2020 |
| WAG's instrument for playing dishonestly with The Pack |
Irish Times Crosaire |
22 Oct 2019 |
| Jack, for example, out of tune -- a playing fiddler? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Cheat dealer? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Sep 2018 |
| Cheat who may have a heart hidden away? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Pack instrument for one with bad designs for bridge? |
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| Character cutting could be a cheat |
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| Perhaps pack instrument for player on the fiddle |
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| Cheating player playing craps hard |
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| Villain around deck had scrap at sea, overwhelming resistance |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Jun 2017 |
| Villain around deck had scrap at sea, overwhelming resistance |
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| Old wag's instrument for playing dishonestly with the pack |
Irish Times Crosaire |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Cheat put instrument below deck? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Apr 2017 |
| Crooked dealer maybe offering vehicle with copper instrument |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Mar 2017 |
| One on the fiddle suits stringed instrument |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 Aug 2016 |
| Eccentric character on staff possibly, one manipulating clubs? |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Feb 2016 |
| One with an ace up his sleeve? |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
03 Apr 2015 |
| One can't be trusted after a deal is made |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Mar 2015 |
| One with an ace up his sleeve? |
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| One with bad table manners |
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| P45, instrument for cheat |
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| Deck marker, maybe |
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| Poker cheater |
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| Deck marker, maybe |
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| One with an ace up his sleeve? |
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| Casino slickster |
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| Vegas trickster |
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| Trickster |
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| One with unusually fine hands? |
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| Riverboat gambler, stereotypically |
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| Casino employee, perhaps |
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| Riverboat con artist |
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| Professional swindler. |
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| Gambler of the Old West. |
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