Leaders in some criminal alliance masterminding trick (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCAM Leaders in some criminal alliance masterminding trick (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Mar 29, 2025
6% EGGHEAD Mastermind (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 14, 2025
6% BRAINS Mastermind (6) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 7, 2025
5% NATO Defence alliance (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
5% MAFIOSO Communist leader, guzzling sherries, disposing of Nationalist criminal (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
5% GENUS Mastermind loses one category (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
5% FOOL Trick (4) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 18, 2026
5% RUSES Tricks (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 17, 2026
5% UNITE Form an alliance (5) LA Times Mini Jan 16, 2026
5% PSYCH "Tricked ya!" (5) USA Today Jan 14, 2026

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