Distrust of South American private eye, one visiting crook Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Distrust of South American private eye, one visiting crook featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on January 12, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SUSPICION.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SUSPICION Distrust of South American private eye, one visiting crook (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
5% LEERY Distrustful (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 7, 2026
5% ASSAI South American tree (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 1, 2026
5% ANDES South American range (5) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
5% AREPAS South American matzohs (6) Newsday Dec 6, 2025
5% SUSPECT Distrust (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 18, 2025
4% BRAZIL South American country (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jan 7, 2026
4% NAB Catch, as a crook (3) New York Times Mini Jan 6, 2026
4% AVERT ____ one's eyes, look away (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 2, 2026
4% DIARY Private journal (5)

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