Wind up head criminal (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KIDNAPPER Wind up head criminal (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 12, 2024
9% CHAIRS Heads up (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025
9% LED Headed up (3) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
9% COMETOABADEND Wind up in ruin (13) New York Times Aug 30, 2025
9% ENDS Winds up (4) New York Times Jun 20, 2025
9% TAUNTS Winds up (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 9, 2025
8% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
8% BOSTONTEAPARTY Colonial protest winds up: "Nay!" (14) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
8% ABET Aid in criminality (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
8% MANHUNT Search for a criminal (7) Commuter Sep 1, 2025

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