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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminal taken in hand by the shepherd (5) . 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 taken in hand by the shepherd (5) (5)
7% ABEL Genesis shepherd (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 31, 2025
7% FLOCK Shepherd's concern (5) Newsday Aug 13, 2025
6% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
6% ASTONISHED Surprised a dishonest criminal (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
6% ABET Aid in criminality (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
6% ORAL Taken by mouth (4) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
6% TOOLS Handyman's handful (5)
6% MANHUNT Search for a criminal (7) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
6% PERP Criminal, for short (4) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
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