"The thief ___ that way!" (bystander's words, maybe) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "The thief ___ that way!" (bystander's words, maybe) . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WENT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WENT "The thief ___ that way!" (bystander's words, maybe) (4)
65% LOOTER Thief (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2025
62% HOG Blanket "thief" (3) Universal Oct 15, 2025
59% HALFSIES Equitable way to go, maybe (8) The Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
56% RUSTLER Cattle thief (7) (7) Mirror Quick Nov 14, 2025
56% WELLSEE "Maybe, maybe not" (7) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
56% STEAKSNEAK T-bone thief (10) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
53% ORSO "... maybe more, maybe less" (4) The Washington Post Mini Nov 12, 2025
53% PERHAPS Maybe (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 10, 2025
53% LARCENIST Thief is central suspect (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
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