The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MOSQUITO which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Criminal patterns, in brief crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOSQUITO | 50 % | 8 |
| MOS | 50 % | 3 |
Why may MOSQUITO be the right solution?
The word "MOSQUITO" can be formed by taking the first letters of each word in the phrase "Criminal patterns, in brief" (MOdusSoperandiQUIcklyIDentifiedTOgether).
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Criminal patterns, in brief
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Crossword Answer definitions
MOSQUITO noun- A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
- To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
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