Clinching defence against a criminal charge (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Clinching defence against a criminal charge (5) (5)
6% ICE Clinch (3) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025
6% ICEDIT Clinched the win (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
5% BONO Pro ___ (at no charge) (4)
5% MODUSOPERANDI Criminal habit (13) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
5% ION Charged particle (3) LA Times Daily Oct 30, 2025
5% IMBUE Charge, as with feeling (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 30, 2025
5% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
5% DEFY Go against (4) USA Today Oct 28, 2025
5% FACING Up against (6) USA Today Oct 25, 2025
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