Criminal adored being punished, especially being locked up! Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminal adored being punished, especially being locked up! last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DESPERADO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESPERADO Criminal adored being punished, especially being locked up! (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 20, 2015
5% ONCAMERA Being captured? (8) The Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
5% TOXIN Reject scripture being brought up - it's poisonous (5) The Times Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
5% TOPDRAWER Classy brace of prizes being put up (9) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 19, 2025
5% IMPRISON Lock up (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Sep 17, 2025
5% IMMODESTY Trait of being vain (9) Puzzler Backwords Sep 16, 2025
5% ESSE Being, to Brutus (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 11, 2025
5% ONICE Being chilled (5) Universal Sep 10, 2025
5% ANGEL Heavenly being (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 10, 2025
5% JAILED Locked up (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 8, 2025

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