A pair of criminals' first botched admission on being arrested? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AFAIRCOP A pair of criminals' first botched admission on being arrested? (8) The Times Cryptic Nov 20, 2015
6% NAB Arrest, as a criminal (3)
5% BUNGLES Botches (7) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
5% RANIN Arrested (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
5% ERR Botch (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 12, 2025
5% MISDO Botch (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2025
4% ILIED Fibber's admission (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
4% TWOS Pairs (4) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
4% ITEM Pair of tabloids? (4) Universal Oct 12, 2025
4% THIEVERY Criminality all attributed to criminal hit (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 9, 2025

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