The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FELON , but the solution may also be ILLEGAL which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Criminal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FELON | 53 % | 5 |
| ILLEGAL | 13 % | 7 |
| BAD | 4 % | 3 |
| OUTLAW | 4 % | 6 |
| PERP | 4 % | 4 |
| THUG | 4 % | 4 |
| CROOK | 2 % | 5 |
| OFFENDER | 2 % | 8 |
| RACKETEER | 2 % | 9 |
| FELONIOUS | 2 % | 9 |
| VIOLATOR | 2 % | 8 |
| GANGSTER | 2 % | 8 |
| SHADY | 2 % | 5 |
| ILLEGIT | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Criminal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- outlaw
- illegal
- felonious
- felon
- guilty
- malefactor
- reprehensible
- condemnable
- wrong
- deplorable
- crook
- delinquency
Crossword Answer definitions
FELON noun- A person who has committed a felony.
- A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony.
- A wicked person.
- Wicked; cruel
- A bacterial infection at the end of a finger or toe.
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 FELON
- Lawbreaker
- Big house resident
- Criminal
- Kidnaper, e.g.
- Con
- Many a convict
- Burglar
- One that's put away
- Racketeer, e.g.
- Big-time criminal
More clues leading to the result ILLEGAL
- Like a spitball
- Against the rules
- Bootleg
- Against the law
- More than frowned upon
- Outlawed
- Violating the law
- Criminal
- Not kosher
- Kind of alien
More clues leading to the result BAD
- Adverse
- Below standard
- Michael Jackson smash
- Not good
- "___ Boys" (1983)
- "___ Moon Rising"
- Quite inadequate
- Rotten egg, e.g.
- Unfavorable
- Incorrect
More clues leading to the result OUTLAW
- Movie bad guy
- Rustler
- Declare illegal
- Billy the Kid, e.g.
- Hood
- Ban
- Posse's quarry
- Malefactor
- Felon
- Figure on an Old West poster
More clues leading to the result PERP
- Suspect, in PD lingo
- Felon, in copspeak
- Cop's collar
- Tec's quarry
- Offender, to an officer
- One hauled in, say
- Culprit, to a cop
- Criminal, to a cop
- Culprit
- Criminal
More clues leading to the result THUG
More clues leading to the result CROOK
- Ponzi scheme operator
- Nixon denied being one
- Shepherd's staff
- Bend, turn, or curve
- Cop's quarry
- One who practices breaking and entering
- Sharper
- Swindler
- Curved piece
- Hustler
More clues leading to the result OFFENDER
More clues leading to the result RACKETEER
- Capone, for one
- Ponzi, e.g.
- Target of Kefauver's committee.
- Criminal.
- Extortionist.
- Member of the underworld.
- Prohibition V.I.P.
- Noisy gangster?
- Al Capone, for one
- See 37-Across
More clues leading to the result FELONIOUS
More clues leading to the result VIOLATOR
- Lawbreaker
- Breaker, as of law
- Breaker, as of rules
- Lawbreaker, e.g.
- Crook, e.g.
- Criminal
- 1990 Depeche Mode album
- Rule breaker, e.g.
- One who parks by a hydrant
More clues leading to the result GANGSTER
- Hood
- Mafioso
- Thug
- Tony Soprano, e.g.
- Criminal.
- Movie role.
- "Little Caesar."
- Tough.
- Little Caesar, e.g.
- Diamond was one
More clues leading to the result SHADY
- Disreputable
- Not to be trusted
- Suspicious
- Dubious
- Suspect
- Unsavory
- Like arboreal areas
- Not quite legit
- Not exactly legit
- A bit fishy