| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sprung in the act? Captured communist delivered (6,3-6) | ||
| Court read and did sound like being nabbed in the act (6,3-6) | ||
| Nabbed mid-crime (6,3-6) | ||
| The harried barn painter was ___ | Wall Street Journal | 18 Jul 2020 |
| The badly misbehaving teens were __ . . | Newsday | 06 Sep 2017 |
| Bang to rights in the Old Bailey, from what we hear — socialist worker extremely embarrassed | The Times Cryptic | 05 Jan 2015 |
| Like an unlucky thief | ||
| Collared! | ||
| Like an unlucky thief | ||
| Nabbed! |