Hit with police weapon deters a criminal Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hit with police weapon deters a criminal last seen in Times Sunday 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TASERED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TASERED Hit with police weapon deters a criminal (7) The Times Sunday Cryptic Jul 6, 2025
3% CONSTANT Persistent criminal's hit with time (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 10, 2026
3% DRAGNET Granted criminal police search (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Aug 19, 2026
3% AVERT Deter (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 26, 2026
3% HINDER Deter (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 13, 2026
2% TASER Stunning weapon (5) Universal Sep 10, 2026
2% COP Police officer (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 5, 2026
2% NAB Bust, as a criminal (3)
2% GANG Criminal band (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 4, 2026
2% SPEAR Primitive weapon (5) Commuter Sep 3, 2026

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