Top detective tried desperately to arrest that man, but wasn't confident Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DITHERED Top detective tried desperately to arrest that man, but wasn't confident (8)
67% NOTI It wasn t me! (4)
61% NAB Arrest (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
61% RANIN Arrested (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
58% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
58% TRUST Confide in (5) LA Times Daily Aug 10, 2025
58% EDITOR Journos' top man tried nothing new (6) (6)
55% PLEA Desperate request (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
55% EGO Self-confidence (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
55% BORED Tried the patience of top managers when speaking (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
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