The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CROOK , but the solution may also be CON which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Swindler crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CROOK | 27 % | 5 |
| CHEAT | 18 % | 5 |
| CONMAN | 11 % | 6 |
| FLEECER | 7 % | 7 |
| BUNKOARTIST | 2 % | 11 |
| SCAMMER | 2 % | 7 |
| SHARPER | 2 % | 7 |
| CONWOMAN | 2 % | 8 |
| CON | 2 % | 3 |
| FRAUD | 2 % | 5 |
| SHARP | 2 % | 5 |
| ROOKER | 2 % | 6 |
| FASTOPERATOR | 2 % | 12 |
| FAKER | 2 % | 5 |
| SHARPY | 2 % | 6 |
| CONARTIST | 2 % | 9 |
| RIPOFFARTIST | 2 % | 12 |
| THIEF | 2 % | 5 |
| SCAMARTIST | 2 % | 10 |
| CONPERSON | 2 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Swindler
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sharper
- sharpie
- gouger
- chiseller
- chiseler
- sharpy
- fraudster
- cheater
- cheat
- faker
- fraud
- phoney
Crossword Answer definitions
CROOK noun- A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
- A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
- A lock or curl of hair.
- A gibbet.
- A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.
- A shepherd's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend ("hook") at one end used by shepherds.
- A bishop's staff of office.
- An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
- A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
- A pothook.
- A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
- To bend, or form into a hook.
- To become bent or hooked.
- To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
- Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
- Ill, sick.
- Annoyed, angry; upset.
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 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 CHEAT
- Deceive by trickery
- Shortchange, say
- Peek at the answer
- Peek during a test
- Break the rules
- Steal answers
- Get an A by stealth
- Refuse to play by the rules
- Swindle
- Use a crib sheet
More clues leading to the result CONMAN
- One running a "Big Store"
- Shyster
- Many a character in "The Sting"
- Henry Gondorff, Johnny Hooker, or Kid Twist
- Swindler
- Scammer
- Hustler
- One with a racket
- Snake oil hawker, say
- Bane for the gullible
More clues leading to the result FLEECER
More clues leading to the result BUNKOARTIST
More clues leading to the result SCAMMER
More clues leading to the result SHARPER
- More distinct
- Less dull
- More brainy
- Not as vague
- Swindler
- More on the ball
- More honed
- More astute
- Cheat at cards
- Confidence man.
More clues leading to the result CONWOMAN
More clues leading to the result CON
- Jailer's charge
- Man in the pen
- Joint tenant
- Kind of game
- Take for a ride
- Thimblerig
- Swindle
- __ brio
- One who didn't dodge a charge?
- Spam, often (and the start of a split order of rice porridge)
More clues leading to the result FRAUD
- Impostor
- Charlatan
- Mountebank
- Trickery
- Bunco squad's concern
- Criminal deception
- Super duper
- Dupery
- Businessman's crime
- Deceptive crime
More clues leading to the result SHARP
- On the dot
- Out of tune
- Off key
- On, as a pitcher
- A little high in music class?
- Like the cutting edge
- Higher than normal
- On the ball
- What # may indicate
- Pitched too high
More clues leading to the result ROOKER
More clues leading to the result FASTOPERATOR
More clues leading to the result FAKER
- One who plays possum, for example
- Phony
- Charlatan
- Quack
- Con artist
- Impostor
- Phony person
- Pretender
- Actor, usually
- Fraud
More clues leading to the result SHARPY
More clues leading to the result CONARTIST
More clues leading to the result RIPOFFARTIST
More clues leading to the result THIEF
- Bandit
- One who might take the cake
- One who takes things the wrong way?
- Ganef
- Burglar
- Pickpocket
- Moll Flanders, e.g.
- Fence's supplier
- Shoplifter
- Crook
More clues leading to the result SCAMARTIST
- Hustler
- Sharper
- Swindler
- Conman
- One may take you in
- Con guy
- Phony
- One might take you in
- One who's gotten good marks?
- Con pro (see letters 4 to 7)