Killer's destiny in being caught by subterfuge (10) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Killer's destiny in being caught by subterfuge (10) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on August 24, 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GUILLOTINE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GUILLOTINE Killer's destiny in being caught by subterfuge (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 24, 2026
50% LOTINLIFE Destiny (9) New York Times Aug 9, 2026
50% FATE Destiny (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 21, 2026
48% KARMA Destiny (5) The Telegraph Quick Jun 18, 2026
46% CLEVER Caught with jemmy, being gifted (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 20, 2026
46% DOOM Unfortunate destiny (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 14, 2026
46% BARREN Lord caught being unproductive (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 7, 2026
44% ORCA Killer whale (4) Premier Sunday Aug 23, 2026
44% SNARED Caught (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 19, 2026
44% CRASS Caught Republican idiot being indelicate (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jul 26, 2026

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