Proud to capture bad criminal Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Proud to capture bad 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VILLAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VILLAIN Proud to capture bad criminal (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 2, 2016
3% NAB Capture (3) Newsday Sep 26, 2025
3% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
3% TAKE Capture (4) The Times Concise Sep 9, 2025
3% SMUG Overly proud (4) LA Times Daily Aug 13, 2025
2% EVIL Diabolically bad (4) The Times Concise Oct 4, 2025
2% FILMS Captures on a phone, maybe (5) The Washington Post Mini Oct 3, 2025
2% ODOUR Bad smell (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 30, 2025
2% OOPS "My bad!" (4) USA Today Sep 30, 2025
2% LIELOW Hide out, as a criminal (6) Premier Sunday Sep 28, 2025

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