The thief returned the grub for a bit of a lark (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The thief returned the grub for a bit of a lark (7) . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BURGLAR.

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Crossword Answer For The thief returned the grub for a bit of a lark (7):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BURGLAR The thief returned the grub for a bit of a lark (7) (7)
6% LOOTER Thief (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2025
6% CHOW Grub (4) TV Sep 21, 2025
6% ESCAPADE Lark (8) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 3, 2025
6% EATS Grub (4) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 3, 2025
5% STEAKSNEAK T-bone thief (10) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
5% AWHILE For a bit (6) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% LOANSHARK Usurer mistook lark on ash (4,5) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
5% HOG Blanket "thief" (3) Universal Oct 15, 2025
5% LOUNGEBAR Grub alone unusual here? (9) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 15, 2025
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