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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHARPPRACTICE Shifty character is keeping very quiet and cheating (13) The Telegraph Cryptic May 23, 2018
3% UNFAIR "That's cheating!" (6) Newsday Aug 15, 2025
3% LIELOW Keep quiet or unseen (3,3) (6) Mirror Classic Jul 27, 2025
3% REDPEPPER Food and wine colleague's keeping very quiet (9) The Times Cryptic Jul 26, 2025
3% SLYBOOTS Shifty type (8) New York Times Jul 25, 2025
3% NDA Keep-quiet contract (3)
3% NAPPY Refusal to keep very quiet? That will need changing (5)
3% HEDGES Is shifty (6)
2% CANIT "Be quiet!" (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 6, 2025
2% APPRISE Advise of a very quiet pay increase (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 3, 2025

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