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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLEUTH Detective in criminal hustle (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 13, 2017
3% VILLAIN Criminal (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
3% TEC Detective, in short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
3% THUG Criminal, hooligan (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 14, 2025
3% POIROT Fictional detective (6) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025
3% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
3% SCAM Hustle (4) New York Times Nov 28, 2025
3% ACCOMPLICES Criminal's helpers (11) The Times Concise Nov 25, 2025
3% CASE Job for a detective (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 22, 2025
3% MAFIAS Criminal groups (6) Commuter Nov 17, 2025

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