Police chief overrides law for possibly harmful agents (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Police chief overrides law for possibly harmful agents (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 21, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BACTERIA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACTERIA Police chief overrides law for possibly harmful agents (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 21, 2026
5% STET Dele override (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 3, 2026
4% ILL Adverse, harmful (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 20, 2026
4% REALTOR Estate agent (7)
4% SWATTEAM Police squad (8) Newsday Oct 18, 2026
4% NARCS Police squad (5) Newsday Oct 18, 2026
4% MALICE Harmful intention (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 13, 2026
4% STOOLPIGEON Police informer (11) The Times Concise Oct 12, 2026
4% LEGIST Law specialist (6) Commuter Oct 9, 2026
4% AGAS Turkish chiefs (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2026

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