The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OFFENSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2005.
Crime crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | 25 % | 7 |
| ARSON | 25 % | 5 |
| THEFT | 25 % | 5 |
| FELONY | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Crime
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- law-breaking
- criminality
- perpetrator
- felon
- criminal
- infringement
- contravention
- guilty
- infraction
- violation
- offender
- delinquency
Crossword Answer definitions
OFFENSE noun- The act of offending:
- The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
- A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
- The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result OFFENSE
- Sin
- Scoring ability
- Crime
- Crime or insult
- Subject of a chalk talk
- Transgression
- Football side
- Criminal act
- Infraction
- Playmaking group
More clues leading to the result ARSON
- Pyro's passion
- Case for an insurance investigator
- Fiery crime
- Firebug's crime
- Hot crime
- Match play
- Bad lighting?
- Hot crime?
- Result of a burning desire?
- Insurance fraud act, perhaps
More clues leading to the result THEFT
- Crime
- Swiping
- It's a steal
- Jesse James's crime
- Piracy, e.g.
- Plagiarism
- Taking things the wrong way?
- Larceny
- Burglary
- Rip-off artist's crime