Criminal‘s held by bishop Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminal‘s held by bishop . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CROOK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROOK Criminal‘s held by bishop (5)
95% ORB Part of regalia held by senior bishop (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 20, 2025
90% CROOKS Criminals held by bishops (6) (6)
86% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
82% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
82% BENT Criminal tendency (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 24, 2025
82% OWNED Held the deed to (5) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
82% ATBAY Held in check (5) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
82% PRELATE Bishop, e.g. (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
82% ADHERED Held fast (to) (7) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2025
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