Criminal hothead? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminal hothead? featured in New York Times puzzle on October 25, 2026. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PYRO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PYRO Criminal hothead? (4) New York Times Oct 25, 2026
7% DENS Lairs for criminals (4) New York Times Special Crossword Oct 21, 2026
7% MOB Criminal group (3) Commuter Oct 20, 2026
7% RELEASED Leered as criminal's freed (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 20, 2026
7% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
7% CON Jailed criminal (3) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2026
7% PERP Criminal, to cops (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 5, 2026
7% ICE Criminal slang for diamonds (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2026
7% CAPER Criminal outing (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 3, 2026
7% DEN Hideaway for animals or criminals (3) The Telegraph Mini Oct 3, 2026

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