Hit with police weapon deters a criminal Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TASERED Hit with police weapon deters a criminal (7) The Times Sunday Cryptic Jul 6, 2025
3% DAUNT Deter (5) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
3% THIEVERY Criminality all attributed to criminal hit (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
2% COP Police officer (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
2% EPEE Slender weapon (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 18, 2025
2% ARMOIRES *Weapons depots (8) Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2025
2% COPS Police officers (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 17, 2025
2% TRUSTDEED Deter dust blowing around legal document (5,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
2% VILLAIN Criminal (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
2% REARMS Restores weapons to (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025

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