Shifty character is keeping very quiet and cheating Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shifty character is keeping very quiet and cheating 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHARPPRACTICE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHARPPRACTICE Shifty character is keeping very quiet and cheating (13) The Telegraph Cryptic May 23, 2018
3% HAD Cheated (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 28, 2025
3% TWOTIME Cheat on (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
2% CARDSHARP Scrap hard, ordered cheat (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
2% TONED Quieted (down) (5) Premier Sunday Nov 9, 2025
2% IDEA "The very ___!" (4) Universal Nov 7, 2025
2% SWINDLING Cheating (9) (9) Mirror Quick Nov 6, 2025
2% TEACH Instruct cheat to change (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 5, 2025
2% ELECTRICVEHICLE Quiet ride (15) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2025
2% LIE Cheat at Truth or Dare, say (3) USA Today Oct 31, 2025

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