Inclined to steal, Spooner's struggle was protracted Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Inclined to steal, Spooner's struggle was protracted featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on September 8, 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIGHTFINGERED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIGHTFINGERED Inclined to steal, Spooner's struggle was protracted (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 8, 2026
50% LENGTHY Protracted (7) Puzzler Backwords Aug 29, 2026
48% ELONGATE Protract (8) The Times Sunday Concise Jul 5, 2026
46% LONGER More protracted (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 11, 2026
42% SLOPE Be inclined (5) Newsday Aug 28, 2026
42% SLOPED On an incline (6) Universal Aug 26, 2026
42% GREATDEAL Steal (9) New York Times Aug 16, 2026
42% BENTS Inclinations (5) The New Yorker Mini Aug 6, 2026
40% ROB Steal from (3) Commuter Aug 27, 2026
40% ROBS Steals from (4) Commuter Aug 19, 2026

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