Hanging criminal tended to captivate writer Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEPENDENT Hanging criminal tended to captivate writer (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 24, 2023
3% IMPRISONMENT Captivity (12) (12) Mirror Classic Sep 28, 2025
3% LAIRS Places where villains tend to hang out (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2025
3% SEESAFTER Tends to (9) Newsday Sep 13, 2025
3% LEMANS French city tends to captivate Monsieur (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 27, 2025
2% IRONS Tends to some pressing matters (5) New York Times Sep 27, 2025
2% PEND Hang in the balance (4) New York Times Sep 24, 2025
2% NAB Arrest, as a criminal (3)
2% PESSIMISTIC Tending to expect the worst (11) (11) Mirror Classic Sep 22, 2025
2% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025

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