Nastier ref's corrupt associate Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nastier ref's corrupt associate featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on February 4, 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 FRATERNISE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FRATERNISE Nastier ref's corrupt associate (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
5% UMP Baseball ref (3) The Atlantic Feb 2, 2026
5% AMORAL A lesson is corrupt (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 18, 2026
5% OED British ref. work (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 13, 2026
5% ALLIANCES Close associations (9) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
5% DENIS Leary of "The Ref" (5) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
5% TKO Boxing ref's decision (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 27, 2025
5% ENC Ref. book (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 9, 2025
5% UMPS Baseball refs (4) USA Today Dec 6, 2025
4% ARBITER Ref somewhat irregular, bit erratic (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 4, 2026

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