A person unable to resist a compulsion to steal Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A person unable to resist a compulsion to steal last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KLEPTOMANIAC.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KLEPTOMANIAC A person unable to resist a compulsion to steal (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 6, 2023
4% KLEPTOMANIA Compulsive stealing (11) Puzzler Backwords Aug 15, 2025
3% URGE Compulsion (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 22, 2025
2% ROB Steal from (3) Commuter Nov 7, 2025
2% INERTIA Resistance to change? (7) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
2% DEAFEN Render unable to hear (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
2% TAGGED Caught stealing a base (6) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
2% FENDS ____ off, resists (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 31, 2025
2% THEM That person (4) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
2% HORSDECOMBAT Unable to fight (4,2,6) (12) The Guardian Quick Oct 28, 2025

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