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% CON Cheat (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 21, 2026
3% NOTFAIR "That's cheating!" (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2026
3% FAIR Rather keeping quiet about a principle cheat violates (4,4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 17, 2026
3% SHRUB Keep quiet and stroke plant (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 14, 2026
3% NOISELESS Silent or very quiet (9) (9) Mirror Classic Aug 26, 2026
3% LIELOW Keep quiet or unseen (3,3) (6) Mirror Classic Aug 25, 2026
3% PRESERVE Keep quiet with book (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 23, 2026
3% NDAS "Keep quiet" contracts, for short (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 18, 2026
2% REAL Keep it ___ (4) New York Times Special Crossword Sep 23, 2026

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