The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word USURP , but the solution may also be STEAL which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Take illegally crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| USURP | 25 % | 5 |
| ROB | 17 % | 3 |
| SKIM | 13 % | 4 |
| STEAL | 13 % | 5 |
| POACH | 13 % | 5 |
| HEISTED | 4 % | 7 |
| PIRATE | 4 % | 6 |
| KIDNAP | 4 % | 6 |
| SWIPE | 4 % | 5 |
| THIEVE | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Take illegally
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- steal
- rob
- burgle
- burglar
- lift
- ar
- hold up
- robbery
- reef
- bank robbery
- drummer
- stick up
Crossword Answer definitions
USURP verb- To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
- To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
- To take the place rightfully belonging to someone or something else.
- To make use of.
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 USURP
- Appropriate
- Seize and hold
- Take by force
- Assume by force
- Commandeer
- Seize
- Ignore copyrights
- Stage a hostile takeover
- Preempt
- Seize, as the throne
More clues leading to the result ROB
- Carl's son
- Half a Walter Scott novel
- Hold up
- Knock over
- Reiner or Roy
- A Reiner
- Plunder
- Rifle
- Burgle
- Steal from
More clues leading to the result SKIM
- Thumb through
- Milk for dieters
- Look over
- It's less rich than the 1%
- 2% alternative
- Flip through the pages
- Cursory read
- De-cream
- Embezzle
- 12 Down option
More clues leading to the result STEAL
- Real bargain
- Shoplift
- Unbelievable bargain
- Purloin
- Take a base?
- Go quietly
- Tiptoe
- Take the wrong way?
- Grab an album using BitTorrent, e.g.
- Pinch
More clues leading to the result POACH
- Prepare eggs Benedict eggs
- Cook in hot liquid
- Simmer
- Prepare eggs Benedict style
- Pilfer
- Steal
- Fish illegally
- Cook with water
- Way to cook 13 down
- Hunt in the wrong spot?
More clues leading to the result HEISTED
More clues leading to the result PIRATE
- Sam Lord or Bartholomew Roberts
- Jack Sparrow, for one
- Honus Wagner, e.g.
- Steal, as software
- One with an eyepatch, often
- Plagiarist
- Swashbuckler
- Software filcher
- Character that typically says "Arrrrr!"
- Hook, for one
More clues leading to the result KIDNAP
- Shanghai
- Abduct
- Meaning of the Latin root for "plagiarize"
- Take, as a hostage
- Snatch, so to speak
- Take badly?
- Stevenson plot device
- Detain unlawfully.
- Carry off forcibly.
- Shanghai, in a way.
More clues leading to the result SWIPE
- Apply a five-finger discount to
- Lift
- Steal, like the fox in "Dora the Explorer"
- Pick pockets
- Filch
- Credit-card action
- Make off with
- Rip off
- Liberate, so to speak
- Take without permission