____ gains, profits obtained in a dishonest or criminal way (3,6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ILLGOTTEN ____ gains, profits obtained in a dishonest or criminal way (3,6) (9)
6% LIE Be dishonest (3) Universal Dec 12, 2025
6% LIED Was dishonest (4) USA Today Nov 26, 2025
6% ASTONISHED Surprised a dishonest criminal (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
5% GAIN Profit (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 17, 2025
5% PAYS Is profitable (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 17, 2025
5% RISE Gain altitude (4) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
5% SCAM Dishonest plan (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 16, 2025
5% VILLAIN Criminal (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
5% REAP Obtain, as rewards (4) TV Dec 14, 2025
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