Hard, the way it ended by being caught in the act (3-6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hard, the way it ended by being caught in the act (3-6) . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REDHANDED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REDHANDED Hard, the way it ended by being caught in the act (3-6) (9)
7% SNARED Caught (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
7% INATRAP Caught (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 26, 2026
7% FLATFOOTED Bad way to be caught (10) New York Times Nov 15, 2025
7% ALOOF Hard to get to, in a way (5) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
6% EASY Not hard (4) Commuter Feb 16, 2026
6% REFUTAL Act of disproving (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 16, 2026
6% BEATABLE At risk of being vanquished? Act like you're part of the furniture (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 13, 2026
6% LOLLIPOP Hard candy you'd find wrapped at the end of a stick (8)
6% LIFESTYLE Vigour and elegance, it's a way of being (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 8, 2026
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