Scheming politician to claim 'I have contrived to kidnap Liberal' (11) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Scheming politician to claim 'I have contrived to kidnap Liberal' (11) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 10, 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MACHIAVELLI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MACHIAVELLI Scheming politician to claim 'I have contrived to kidnap Liberal' (11) (11) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 10, 2026
5% HOKEY Contrived (5) LA Times Daily Feb 3, 2026
5% PONZI __ scheme (5) LA Times Daily Jan 25, 2026
5% RANSOM Kidnap demand (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 15, 2026
5% PLOTS Schemes (5) Commuter Jan 9, 2026
5% HATCH Contrive, as a scheme (5) Universal Jun 4, 2015
5% DEVICE Contrivance; scheme (6) The Times Concise Apr 14, 2015
4% SCAM Dishonest scheme (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 10, 2026
4% AMBER ___ alert (kidnapping alert) (5)
4% UPFORGRABS Available to be claimed (10) The Times Concise Feb 6, 2026

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