Criminals and bishops' staves Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminals and bishops' staves . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CROOKS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROOKS Criminals and bishops' staves (6)
6% ALTO ___ clef, stave used by the viola (4) Puzzler Backwords Jul 22, 2026
6% CROOK Criminal (5) The Times Concise Jul 10, 2026
6% FEND Stave (off) (4) Newsday May 24, 2026
5% MOS Criminal patterns, for short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 21, 2026
5% ARCH Bishop, angel or enemy (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Aug 20, 2026
5% NARK Informer, in criminal slang (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2026
5% INSTEAD As an alternative, detains criminal (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 13, 2026
5% DIOCESAN Of bishops' business (8) Newsday Aug 7, 2026
5% RIM Criminal around border (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Aug 7, 2026
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