"Out in the street [...] the police with their tommy-guns ____ to and fro" (George Orwell on totalitarianism) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Out in the street [...] the police with their tommy-guns ____ to and fro" (George Orwell on totalitarianism) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PROWL.

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Crossword Answer For "Out in the street [...] the police with their tommy-guns ____ to and fro" (George Orwell on totalitarianism):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROWL "Out in the street [...] the police with their tommy-guns ____ to and fro" (George Orwell on totalitarianism) (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 10, 2024
5% PENNAME Lewis Carroll or George Orwell (7) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
5% ETON George Orwell's alma mater (4) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
4% MOE Skier Tommy (3) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
4% ERIC The real name of George Orwell (4,5) (4) The Guardian Weekend Oct 11, 2025
4% THEROADTO & 2D 1937 book by George Orwell (3,4,2,5,4) (9) Mirror Quiz Oct 1, 2025
4% ANIMAL ____ Farm, George Orwell novella (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
4% IRONRULE Totalitarian control (8) LA Times Daily Aug 28, 2025
4% ANIMALFARM George Orwell (10)
3% OSCILLATE Revolutionary metallic solar screens swing to and fro (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 13, 2025

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