Formerly a desperate or reckless criminal (9) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESPERADO Formerly a desperate or reckless criminal (9) (9)
7% ERST Formerly, formerly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
7% HASTY Reckless (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
7% RASH Reckless (4) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
6% PLEA Desperate request (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
6% ONCE Formerly (4) Universal Oct 11, 2025
6% NEE Formerly known as (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
6% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
6% NEEDY Desperate for money (5) Commuter Sep 16, 2025
6% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
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