Crooked old mater - which strongly suggests criminal is mum Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Crooked old mater - which strongly suggests criminal is mum featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 30, 2026. 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 OMERTA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OMERTA Crooked old mater - which strongly suggests criminal is mum (6) The Times Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
6% URGE Strongly suggest (4)
4% HATES Strongly dislikes (5)
4% EWE Lamb's mum (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 18, 2026
4% EXHORT Urge strongly (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 16, 2026
4% IDEA Suggestion (4) Commuter Jan 14, 2026
4% MOTHER Mum (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 13, 2026
4% GETAT Suggest (5) New York Times Jan 13, 2026
4% OPINE Suggest old timber (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
4% NAB Catch, as a crook (3) New York Times Mini Jan 6, 2026

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