A criminal may be caught in one Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A criminal may be caught in one . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STING A criminal may be caught in one (5)
4% ROOK Bird caught by escaping criminal (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
3% CHAMOIS Antelope, second one caught in short pursuit (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
3% THUG Criminal, hooligan (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 14, 2025
3% TREED Caught up? (5) Newsday Dec 13, 2025
3% POLICEMAN One may be laughing - or sleeping? (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Dec 4, 2025
3% TALE One may be cautionary (4) Universal Dec 3, 2025
3% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
3% CALL Caught everyone in ring (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
3% SLEPT Caught some Z's (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
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