Gangster that is holding up police HQ? (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gangster that is holding up police HQ? (6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 3, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is YARDIE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YARDIE Gangster that is holding up police HQ? (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
6% BEAR Hold up (4) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
6% YARD New Scotland ___, London police HQ (4) (4) Puzzler Jan 19, 2026
6% ROB Hold up (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
6% PROP Hold (up) (4) Universal Nov 6, 2025
6% STA Police HQ (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 15, 2017
5% ONESEC "Hold on ..." (6) Thomas Joseph Feb 3, 2026
5% GAT Gangster's gun (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 31, 2026
5% MOLL Gangster's girl (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
5% COPPER Police officer (6) The Times Concise Jan 31, 2026

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