The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHARK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Lender you shouldn’t trust crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHARK | 100 % | 5 |
Why may SHARK be the right solution?
This is the right solution because a "shark" is a term used to describe a predatory lender who charges high interest rates and uses aggressive tactics to collect debts.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lender you shouldn’t trust
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- borrowing
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- lombard
- repayment
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Crossword Answer definitions
SHARK noun- A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- To fish for sharks.
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A sleazy and amoral lawyer
- An ambulance chaser.
- A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
- A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
- A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
- To steal or obtain through fraud.
- To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
- To live by shifts and stratagems.
- To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.
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