Shutting in criminal, maybe in top of gaol (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shutting in criminal, maybe in top of gaol (8) last seen in Guardian 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EMBAYING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMBAYING Shutting in criminal, maybe in top of gaol (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 20, 2024
6% YODEL Sing at the top of a mountain, maybe (5) New York Times Mini Oct 23, 2025
6% CLOSED Shut (6) The Times Concise Oct 21, 2025
5% ENDED Shut down (5) LA Times Daily Nov 11, 2025
5% CLOSE Shut (5) (5) Mirror Classic Nov 10, 2025
5% PERHAPS Maybe (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 10, 2025
5% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
5% ABETS Criminally assists (5) Universal Nov 8, 2025
5% REPTILE One's maybe scaled theatre at start of Top Hat? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 7, 2025
5% MODUSOPERANDI Criminal habit (13) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025

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