| Ruffians |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Nov 2025 |
| Hired enforcers |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Embraces after tea? You ruffians! |
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| Ruffians getting the Yanks out of breath? |
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| Gateshead shut out the ruffians (5) |
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| Ruffians |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Feb 2025 |
| Hoodlums or bullies? (5) |
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| The leader embraces hooligans (5) |
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| Brutal ruffians |
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| Hoodlums |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Jul 2022 |
| Toughs … or an anagram of TOUGHS minus a letter |
New York Times |
23 Nov 2021 |
| Heavies |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Tough guys |
The Washington Post |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Tough guys |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Ruffians |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Ruffians |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Nov 2019 |
| Brutish sorts |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2019 |
| Boats transporting hard criminals |
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| Goons |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2019 |
| Bruisers |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Mar 2019 |
| Bruisers |
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| Brutish sorts |
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| Goons |
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| Violent goons |
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| Gangland guys |
USA Today |
19 Mar 2018 |
| Hired muscle |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jan 2018 |
| Gorillas |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Oct 2017 |
| Hooligans may be good kept in like this |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Jun 2017 |
| Mob enforcers |
Universal |
22 Jun 2017 |
| Mob enforcers |
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| Hoods |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2015 |
| Gorillas |
Newsday |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Gangsta rap characters |
New York Times |
31 Oct 2015 |
| Violent sorts |
Premier Sunday |
22 Feb 2015 |
| Gorillas |
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| Violent sorts |
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| Goons |
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| Gorillas |
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| Hoods |
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| Gangsta rap characters |
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| Heart-breaking jerks, they're 13 perhaps |
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| Their victims got it in the neck |
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| Gorillas |
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| Henchmen |
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| Tough guys |
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| Tough guys |
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| Unforgiving muscle |
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| Hooligans |
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| Hooligans |
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| Henchmen |
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| Tough guys |
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| Goons |
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| Tough guys |
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| Enforcers for the mob |
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| Some riffraff |
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| Many rappers' personas |
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| Ruffians |
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| Ruffians |
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| Hoodlums |
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| Goons |
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| Goons |
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| Cosh wielders |
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| Ruffians |
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| Hoods |
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| Goons |
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| Ruffians |
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| Hooligans |
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| Ruffians |
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| Hoodlums |
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| Hoodlums |
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| Hoodlums |
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| Hoodlums |
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| Desperados |
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| Gorillas |
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| Gangsters |
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| Hooligans |
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| Hoodlums |
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| Assassins. |
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| Ruffians. |
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| Underworld toughs. |
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