Criminal set-up and taken by surprise Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONFOUNDED Criminal set-up and taken by surprise (10)
3% IFIGURED "No surprise" (8) Universal Nov 26, 2025
3% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
3% HOED Set up for sowing (4) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
3% FRAME Set up (5) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
3% ASTONISHED Surprised a dishonest criminal (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
2% TWIST Plot surprise (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
2% NAB Arrest, as a criminal (3)
2% ACCOMPLICES Criminal's helpers (11) The Times Concise Nov 25, 2025
2% ALOOP Thrown for ___ (surprised) (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025
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