Digging for diamonds - cheating, dropping ring (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRODDING Digging for diamonds - cheating, dropping ring (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 15, 2026
6% EAT Dig in (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 12, 2026
6% HOSED Cheated, in slang (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 11, 2026
6% RATHOLE Squalid digs (7) LA Times Daily Sep 11, 2026
6% STY Pig's digs (3) USA Today Sep 9, 2026
6% ICE Diamonds (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2026
6% ANTHILL Workers' digs? (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 7, 2026
6% IGLOO Frozen digs (5) Newsday Sep 4, 2026
6% FIDDLE Cheating, fraud (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 26, 2026
6% TACHE Cheat (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 21, 2026

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