Infamous criminal better placed in solitary (2,6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALCAPONE Infamous criminal better placed in solitary (2,6) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 25, 2025
6% NERO Infamous emperor (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 20, 2025
6% LONER Solitary sort (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
6% LONE Solitary (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 4, 2025
6% ALONE Solitary (5) The Telegraph Mini Jul 25, 2025
5% CAPONE Infamous Chicago gangster (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 18, 2025
5% ND Better ____ ever (2) USA Today Quick Oct 16, 2025
5% THAN Better ____ ever (4) USA Today Quick Oct 16, 2025
5% PREFER Like better (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
5% MEJOR Spanish for "better" (5) The Washington Post Mini Oct 11, 2025

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