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noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • a rapid active commotion verb • cause to move furtively and hurriedly • move or cause to move energetically or busily • sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity • get by trying hard • pressure or urge someone into an action | ||||
| 32% | 7 | Crooked practitioner retiring to crooked rest | ||
noun • a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods | ||||
| 25% | 11 | Detective or sleuth | ||
noun • a person who knows or apprehends • a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice) | ||||
Solicit Crooked Sleuth
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HUSTLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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HUSTLE
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| The Guardian Cryptic30 May 2002 | Down 20 | |
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