| What is a shepherd's hooked staff? (5) |
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| Swindler, caught one on board (5) |
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| Criminal about to defraud (5) |
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| Criminal employed by shepherd? |
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| Shepherd's stick |
New York Times |
29 May 2025 |
| Colloquially, what is "unwell"? (5) |
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| Staff bent and dishonest (5) |
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| Bishop's staff |
Puzzler Backwords |
13 May 2025 |
| Shepherd's 53 Down |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 May 2025 |
| The Detectorists actor, Mackenzie _ (5) |
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| Shepherd's staff |
New York Times |
27 Apr 2025 |
| Unwell (colloq) (5) |
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| Ian ..... , 1980-86 Tottenham Hotspur and 1986-97 Norwich City midfielder; manager of National Soccer League club Newcastle Jets from 2001-04 (5) |
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| One bent on villainy (5) |
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| See a flier as a villain! |
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| See a bird as a criminal |
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| Bent part |
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| Devious schemer (rhymes with "brook") |
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| Runner of a Ponzi scheme, e.g. |
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| Petty swindler |
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| One bent on blagging? (5) |
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| Type of person to credit with nothing good (5) |
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| Caught the man! A criminal (5) |
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| Dishonest person (colloq) (5) |
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| Criminal taken in hand by bishop (5) |
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| Criminal held by bishop (5) |
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| A criminal staff that's bent (5) |
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| Criminal |
Mirror Quick |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Lawbreaker gets shepherd's staff (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Shepherd's dishonest associate? (5) |
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| Bad character or chicken-hearted flier (5) |
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| Any way possible: by hook or by - |
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| Criminal taken in hand by a bishop (5) |
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| Can one ever go straight? (5) |
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| Dishonest person |
Commuter |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Villainous Aussie bounder in the outskirts of Cork (5) |
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| Swindler |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jul 2024 |
| He gets credit for nothing good (5) |
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| Swindler |
Thomas Joseph |
08 May 2024 |
| Petty thief |
Family Time |
05 May 2024 |
| Ian ..... , 1980-86 Tottenham Hotspur and 1986-97 Norwich City midfielder (5) |
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| Cheat and falsify the books right through (5) |
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| The Detectorists and The Office star, Mackenzie _ (5) |
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| Bent-arm feature |
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| Shepherd's staff with a curved end |
The Times Concise |
09 Mar 2024 |
| Thief |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2024 |
| Swindler |
LA Times Mini |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Writer and star of The Detectorists, Mackenzie _ (5) |
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| Criminal taken in hand by the shepherd (5) |
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| By hook or by ___ (by any possible means) |
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| Tony, he once owned Bristol Cars (5) |
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| Devious schemer (rhymes with "brook") |
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| Dishonest person |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Jan 2024 |
| Dishonest person |
Mirror Classic |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Delinquent off colour? (5) |
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| Petty swindler |
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| Staff for a villain (5) |
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| Mackenzie _, The Detectorists star (5) |
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| Staff not working properly in Perth? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Nov 2023 |
| Criminal |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Swindler |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Staff at Walkabout not working properly |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Jul 2023 |
| Criminal |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Jan 2023 |
| Elbow crease |
Universal |
09 Jan 2022 |
| Offender’s supper finally eaten by chef |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Nov 2021 |
| Con artist |
Universal |
10 Oct 2021 |
| Umbrella handle, often |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2021 |
| Criminal humanoid turned fine |
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| Swindler, say |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Swindler |
Universal |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Burglar, say |
Universal |
29 Oct 2020 |
| Swindler |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jul 2020 |
| Arm bend |
USA Today |
13 Dec 2019 |
| Dishonest sort |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Dishonest sort |
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| Thieving sort |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2019 |
| Criminal‘s held by bishop |
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| 3 agreed on short cut |
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| Swindler |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 May 2019 |
| Thief or swindler |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Fence, perhaps, close to historic castle |
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| Swindling individual |
The Washington Post Sunday |
18 Nov 2018 |
| Swindler |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Swindler |
The Washington Post |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Criminal unwell down under |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Jul 2018 |
| Shepherd's staff |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Jul 2018 |
| Dishonest person's castles — two of them |
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| Swindler |
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| Petty thief |
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| Nixon denied being one |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2017 |
| What Richard Nixon denied being |
Universal |
16 Oct 2017 |
| Thieving sort |
Premier Sunday |
24 Sep 2017 |
| No-good thief |
New York Times |
17 Jul 2017 |
| Caught cheat in bishop's staff |
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| What Richard Nixon denied being |
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| No-good thief |
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| Nixon denied being one |
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| Swindler |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2016 |
| Dishonest person |
Newsday |
26 Jul 2016 |
| Shepherd's staff |
Newsday |
11 Mar 2016 |
| One with priors, maybe |
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| Cold bird, swindler? |
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| Lawbreaker |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Aug 2015 |
| Something kinky? Well, no |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Apr 2015 |
| Chiseler |
Universal |
09 Mar 2015 |
| Hooked staff |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Feb 2015 |
| Swindler |
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| Chiseler |
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| Staff on a sheep farm |
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| Shepherd's staff |
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| Cop's quarry |
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| Bad business partner |
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| One who practices breaking and entering |
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| Thief |
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| What Nixon said he was not |
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| Thief |
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| Shepherd's aid |
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| Caught swindler on staff |
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| Curved piece |
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| Curved piece |
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| Item with which Osiris is usually pictured |
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| Item with which Osiris is usually pictured |
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| One with aliases and priors |
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| Thief |
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| Bend, turn, or curve |
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| Swindler |
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| Petty thief |
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| Swindler |
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| Key word in Nixon's infamous line |
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| Criminal |
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| Hustler |
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| Hustler |
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| Burglar, for one |
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| Shepherd's aid |
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| Swindler |
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| Nixon denied being one |
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| Shepherd's staff |
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| "I am not a ___" (Nixon quote) |
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| Shepherd's staff |
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| Shepherd's staff |
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| Bad business partner |
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| Chiseler |
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| Petty thief |
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| Sharper |
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| Petty thief |
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| Sharper |
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| Ponzi scheme operator |
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| Shepherd's staff |
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| Nixon said he was not one |
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| Offender's supper finally eaten by chef |
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| No-good sort |
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| Bo-peep's staff |
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| Bend |
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| Tool for Bo-Peep |
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| Bo-peep's rod |
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| Robber |
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| Con man |
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| Shepherd's staff |
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| Bend. |
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| Shepherd's staff. |
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| Bopeep's symbol. |
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| Bopeep's accessory. |
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| Little Bo-Peep's rod. |
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| Hook's alternative. |
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