Criminal ability to waste time and last bit of money for a cover story (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Criminal ability to waste time and last bit of money for a cover story (5) (5)
6% DAWDLING Wasting time (8) Thomas Joseph Aug 13, 2026
5% FINALDEMAND Ask for money at last? (5,6) (11) Mirror Cryptic Oct 5, 2026
5% TRYITON Act audaciously, investing last of money in satellite (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 5, 2026
5% PERP Criminal, to cops (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 5, 2026
5% CHAPERONE Governess wastes time in book opening (9) (9) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 4, 2026
5% CAPER Criminal outing (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 3, 2026
5% THUG Criminal, hooligan (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 28, 2026
5% EAR Musical ability (3) USA Today Sep 26, 2026
5% INFERENCE Short period of time wasted by blocking conclusion (9) The Times Cryptic Sep 25, 2026
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