Criminals taken in hand by bishops Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminals taken in hand by bishops . 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 taken in hand by bishops (6)
85% CROOK Criminal taken in hand by bishop (5) (5)
6% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
6% ABETS Criminally assists (5) Universal Nov 8, 2025
6% MITRE Bishop's headdress (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
6% SHOW ___ of hands (4) Universal Nov 4, 2025
6% MODUSOPERANDI Criminal habit (13) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
6% EDGE Upper hand in club once wickets taken (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
6% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
6% BENT Criminal tendency (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 24, 2025
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