Criminal I've put in the nick Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminal I've put in the nick 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THIEVE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THIEVE Criminal I've put in the nick (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 6, 2018
6% STOLE Nicked (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 10, 2025
5% GETAWAY Sort of car criminals use? Well, I never! (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
5% DON Put on (3) USA Today Dec 18, 2025
5% VILLAIN Criminal (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
5% RAITT "Nick of Time" singer Bonnie (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 16, 2025
5% THUG Criminal, hooligan (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 14, 2025
5% CHIP Nick in a manicure (4) USA Today Dec 13, 2025
5% WEAR Put on (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
5% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)

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