Compliant, old criminal about to perish (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OBEDIENT Compliant, old criminal about to perish (8) (8)
6% DIE Perish (3) The Telegraph Mini Feb 11, 2026
6% DIES Perishes (4) Commuter Jan 28, 2026
6% OBEYS Is compliant (5) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
5% RATTLING Cracking, grassing about criminal, finally (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
5% ABADLOT Criminal back in Parkhurst - old, abandoned (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
5% OFFENDER Criminal (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 6, 2026
5% SETUP Frame, criminally (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 4, 2026
5% PERP Criminal, to cops (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
5% FELONS Criminals (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 23, 2025
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