Crook – and I quote – not quite criminal Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ILLICIT Crook – and I quote – not quite criminal (7)
6% ASKEW Crooked (5) USA Today May 9, 2026
6% ASSASSINATOR Commandos stopping arsonist, a crooked criminal (12) The Telegraph Toughie May 5, 2026
6% CITES Quotes (5) New York Times Apr 7, 2026
6% UNEVEN Crooked (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 30, 2026
5% ODDSARE "Quite probably..." (7) Newsday May 17, 2026
5% END Call it quits (3)
5% HANDYDANDY Quite useful (10) Eugene Sheffer May 16, 2026
5% COMBINATIONOF Middle of quote (13) Newsday May 15, 2026
5% MAGICANDPASTA End of quote (13) Newsday May 15, 2026
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