Honest admitting name, sort of burglar in dock (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Honest admitting name, sort of burglar in dock (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 29, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRUNCATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRUNCATE Honest admitting name, sort of burglar in dock (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
6% THIEF Burglar? (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 25, 2026
6% ROB Apt name for a burglar, perhaps (3)
5% PIER Place to dock (4) LA Times Daily Jan 28, 2026
5% QUAY Docking facility (4) The Times Concise Jan 26, 2026
5% NOTGONNALIE To be honest equivalent (11) The Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
5% OWNUP Admit (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 22, 2026
5% ASEA Not docked (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
5% LETIN Admit (5) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
5% MOOR Tie to a dock (4) LA Times Daily Dec 25, 2025

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