Criminal swapping one key for another - one's bound to work Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminal swapping one key for another - one's bound to work last seen in Times 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VILLEIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VILLEIN Criminal swapping one key for another - one's bound to work (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 12, 2024
65% STING A criminal may be trapped in one (5) The Washington Post Mini Oct 23, 2025
62% TRADE Swap (5) LA Times Daily Nov 10, 2025
62% INTERACT Play on one another (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 6, 2025
62% PLIED Worked, as at one's trade (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 21, 2025
62% ETON One at last bound for New College (4) The Times Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
62% EMIN Key with one sharp: Abbr. (4) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
62% EVASION Visa one criminal's bypassing (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
59% RUNHOTANDCOLD Go from one extreme to another (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 25, 2025
59% ASTRONOMER One doing stellar work? (10) New York Times Oct 21, 2025

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