Criminal invited cops as deterrent Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISINCENTIVE Criminal invited cops as deterrent (12) The Times Cryptic Jul 19, 2025
3% ASK Invite (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
3% ASKED Invited (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 10, 2025
3% BADE Invited (4) LA Times Daily Sep 12, 2025
3% ALARM Burglar deterrent? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 9, 2025
3% PERP Criminal, to a cop (4) Newsday Aug 12, 2025
2% ASKIN Invite at the door (5) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
2% SHIELD Cop's badge (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
2% RSVP Initials on an invitation (4) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
2% NARC US drug cop (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025

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