Shifty copper turns up in festering hole Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shifty copper turns up in festering hole 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOUCHE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOUCHE Shifty copper turns up in festering hole (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 6, 2024
3% ROT Fester (3) Puzzler Backwords Aug 23, 2025
2% APPEARED Turned up (8) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
2% POLICE Coppers? (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 19, 2025
2% METAL Copper, e.g. (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
2% AWL Hole puncher (3) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
2% LAIR Place to hole up (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
2% PENCE Copper coins (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 7, 2025
2% TRAPS Cake holes (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
2% BARS Watering holes (4) Commuter Oct 4, 2025

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