Greek character has briefly purloined weapon Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Greek character has briefly purloined weapon last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 PISTOL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PISTOL Greek character has briefly purloined weapon (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 29, 2017
3% PHI Greek character (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 4, 2025
3% STEAL Pilfer or purloin (5) The Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
3% PIT Greek character has time for mine (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
3% STOLEN Purloined (6) The Times Concise Nov 20, 2025
3% NERF Weaken, as a character or weapon, in gamer slang (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 2025
3% ETHOS Greek word for "character" (5) USA Today Oct 25, 2025
2% NUNCHUCKS Michelangelo's weapons (9) USA Today Dec 14, 2025
2% TIBETAN Greek character blocking money for highlander? (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 12, 2025
2% TALON Hawk's weapon (5) LA Times Daily Dec 11, 2025

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