Criminal taken in hand by the shepherd (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROOK Criminal taken in hand by the shepherd (5) (5)
7% ABEL Early shepherd (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 18, 2025
6% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
6% LIAM Neeson of "Taken" (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 28, 2025
6% MEAT Shepherd's pie filling (4) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
6% BENT Criminal tendency (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 24, 2025
6% ARRESTS Criminal record listing (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
6% FALLFOR Get taken in by (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 16, 2025
6% SUBMIT Hand in (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
6% NONE "___ taken" (4) Universal Oct 13, 2025
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