The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word THEFT , but the solution may also be OFFENSE which is one of the most recent solution (2005 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Crime crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| THEFT | 25 % | 5 |
| FELONY | 25 % | 6 |
| OFFENSE | 25 % | 7 |
| ARSON | 25 % | 5 |
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
THEFT noun- The act of stealing property.
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 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
More clues leading to the result FELONY
- Grave crime
- Arson or treason
- Grand theft, for one
- Arson, for one
- Burglary, for one
- Serious crime
- Fraud, usually
- Hard-time crime
- More than a misdemeanor
- Embezzlement, e.g.
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