Man in play perhaps trapping female criminal Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Man in play perhaps trapping female criminal last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 MALEFACTOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALEFACTOR Man in play perhaps trapping female criminal (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 29, 2015
3% GIN It's a trap! (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
3% SNARE Trap (5) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
3% DEFACTO Trapping female, could be coated, in effect (2,5) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 7, 2025
3% UNMASKS Reveals identity of UK man's criminal son (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 7, 2025
3% PITFALL Trap (7) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 3, 2025
3% INACORNER Trapped (9) Wall Street Journal Jul 26, 2025
3% ENSNARED Nears end, perhaps, and is trapped (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 22, 2025
3% ARTICLE Perhaps the one in criminal cartel (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 13, 2025
3% SNARES Traps (6) Commuter Jul 11, 2025

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