Ancient Brits held in police nick (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ancient Brits held in police nick (5) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ICENI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICENI Ancient Brits held in police nick (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 8, 2025
6% STOLE Nicked (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 10, 2025
6% COURGETTES Zucchinis, to Brits (10) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
6% NOLTE Actor Nick (5) Newsday Nov 4, 2025
6% FLAT Apartment, to Brits (4) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
6% SPOTON Exact, to Brits (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025
6% CAPTURE Cop or nick (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
6% MERMAID Fantastic female compiler, married, held in police operation (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 1, 2025
5% CRIMESCENES Police drama settings (11) Newsday Nov 13, 2025
5% TATA Brit's "bye-bye" (4) Commuter Nov 8, 2025

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