Cook fish illegally (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cook fish illegally (5) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on October 21, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is POACH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POACH Cook fish illegally (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
8% ABDUCT Carry off illegally (6) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
8% BAN Declare illegal, say (3)
8% SCRAWL Illegible handwriting (6) The Times Concise Oct 9, 2025
8% RAW Not cooked (3) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
8% SKIMOFFTHETOP Illegally siphon funds (13) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
8% BRIBE Illegal payment (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 22, 2025
8% ABET Assist illegally (4) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
8% SPED Went illegally fast (4) New York Times Mini Sep 21, 2025
8% MOR Cooked (3) USA Today Quick Sep 20, 2025

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