Criminal types may be terribly slow to accept prison sentence Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOWLIFES Criminal types may be terribly slow to accept prison sentence (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 8, 2017
3% RACKETEER Type of criminal (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 24, 2026
3% LIFE Long prison sentence (4) The Telegraph Mini Jul 24, 2026
3% PHRASE One may serve a sentence (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 15, 2026
3% LOWLIFE Prison sentence involving bird for criminal? (7) The Times Cryptic May 14, 2026
2% GOVERNOR Prison boss (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 24, 2026
2% CELL Prison chamber (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 23, 2026
2% JAILBIRD Prisoner (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 20, 2026
2% SNAIL Slow creature (5) Commuter Aug 17, 2026
2% UGH "This tastes terrible!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 17, 2026

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