The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STEALS , but the solution may also be POCKETS which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Newsday).
Takes unlawfully crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEALS | 33 % | 6 |
| POCKETS | 33 % | 7 |
| ROBS | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Takes unlawfully
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- steals
- rob
- burglarize
- embezzle
- caper
- crib
- graze
- receiver
- shoplifting
- stealing
- larceny
- cabbage
Crossword Answer definitions
STEALS verb- To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
- (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
- To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
- To acquire at a low price.
- To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
- To move silently or secretly.
- To convey (something) clandestinely.
- To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
- To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
- To dispossess
- To borrow for a short moment.
- The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.
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 STEALS
- Takes a five-finger discount
- Shopper's bargains
- Ganks
- Baseball stat
- Fingers
- Makes it home safe, say
- Great bargains
- Pirates
- Good buys
- Lifts
More clues leading to the result POCKETS
- They may be deep
- Cargo pants features
- Takes unlawfully
- Parts of a billiard table.
- Fobs.
- Hanky holders
- Takes without authorization
- Change places?
- What the U’s in this puzzle’s solution represent