Leading con-man's racket may affect one painfully (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRAMP Leading con-man's racket may affect one painfully (5) (5)
64% JILTS Leaves painfully (5) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
64% THROB Pulsate painfully (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 18, 2025
61% DIN It's a racket! (3) Universal Oct 13, 2025
61% DINS Rackets (4) New York Times Oct 10, 2025
61% CONGAME Racket (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025
61% SHILLS Con man's confederates (6)
58% DOGCOLLAR One may be given a lead to follow arrest (9) The Times Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
58% ANTI Con (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 15, 2025
58% SQUASH Racket game (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 2025
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