Evil man taken aback when caught Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Evil man taken aback when caught . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MALEFIC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALEFIC Evil man taken aback when caught (7)
7% AGHAST Taken aback (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 18, 2026
6% TAIL People in line humiliated, partly taken aback (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 3, 2026
6% PIVOT Turn to significant person (when taken aback) (5) The Times Quick Cryptic May 30, 2026
5% MISLEAD Man maybe taken in by crazy fool (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 9, 2026
5% ORION Hunter runs over, taken aback by lion scratching head (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 7, 2026
5% DIAPHANOUS Taken aback, coughed up Chinese university society fine (10) The Times Cryptic Jul 2, 2026
5% RESILIENT Is taken aback by deception in lease? Readily recovering (9) (9) The Guardian Quiptic Jun 28, 2026
5% MARTYR Socrates, among others, taken aback by angry tramp (6) The Times Cryptic Jun 18, 2026
5% TIBIA Slightly taken aback, one has broken bone (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 12, 2026
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