Wickedly punching preening criminal Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wickedly punching preening criminal last seen in Times 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VILLAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VILLAIN Wickedly punching preening criminal (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 1, 2023
2% AWL One punches everyone in the ear (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
2% STRIKE Punch (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 14, 2025
2% LACED Spiked, as punch (5) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
2% THIEVERY Criminality all attributed to criminal hit (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
2% MAFIA Criminal organisation (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 7, 2025
2% KNUCKLESANDWICH Punch in the mouth, slangily (15) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
2% POW Comic punch sound (3)
2% SPAR Trade punches (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 4, 2025
2% ALERTS Wickedly alters warnings (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 1, 2025

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