Old criminal carrying a burden Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old criminal carrying a burden last seen in Guardian 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOAD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOAD Old criminal carrying a burden (4) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 7, 2021
3% DONKEY *Transport* Animal that steps in if one has a burden to carry (6)
3% VILLAIN Criminal (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
3% THUG Criminal, hooligan (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 14, 2025
3% ASS Beast of burden (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 9, 2025
3% OXEN Bovine beasts of burden (4) The Times Specialist Dec 8, 2025
3% BORNE Carried (5) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
3% ONUS Burden (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 4, 2025
3% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
3% ASSES Beasts of burden (5) Universal Dec 1, 2025

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