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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICENI Ancient Brits held in police nick (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 8, 2025
7% CELT Ancient Brit (4) Premier Sunday Jul 12, 2026
6% NOLTE Nick of "Affliction" (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 28, 2026
6% LIS Joey or Nick (3) USA Today Quick Sep 24, 2026
6% BOSA Joey or Nick (4) USA Today Quick Sep 24, 2026
6% LOO Bathroom, to a Brit (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 17, 2026
6% NOTCH Indentation, nick (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 15, 2026
6% SWIPE Nick, steal (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 1, 2026
6% STOLE Nicked (5) TV Aug 23, 2026
5% ASTA Nick and Nora's pet (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2026

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