Criminal must lie, covering up a sham Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SIMULATE Criminal must lie, covering up a sham (8)
5% INTIMATE Imply prisoner's covering it up (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% NOCAP "Not gonna lie …" (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
5% HASTO Must (5) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
5% FELONS Criminals (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 23, 2025
5% FIB Little lie (3) USA Today Dec 23, 2025
5% VILLAIN Criminal (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
5% BOGUS Sham (5) (5) Mirror Quick Dec 15, 2025
5% BLEEP Cover-up for a curse (5) New York Times Mini Nov 25, 2025
5% APRON Chef's cover-up (5) USA Today Nov 21, 2025
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