Bird caught by escaping criminal Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bird caught by escaping criminal featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on November 28, 2025. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROOK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROOK Bird caught by escaping criminal (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
3% TEFLON Finally caught the criminal exporting drug - it won't stick (6) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 20, 2025
3% PELICAN Bird priest caught in cooking vessel (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
3% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
3% SAW Caught (3) New York Times Oct 31, 2025
3% LINNET Bird, large, caught? (6) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 22, 2025
3% LAM On the -- (escaping) (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
3% BREAKOUT Escape (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 3, 2025
3% CRAVEN Chicken caught another bird (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Sep 28, 2025
3% CYGNET Young bird small seal caught (6) The Times Cryptic Sep 24, 2025

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