Thief
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We classify Thief to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 19 times in a variety of crossword publications.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 8 Nov 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Thursday, 22 Jul 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 25 Jun 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Saturday, 10 Oct 2020
  • The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 25 Feb 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 29 Jan 2018

Crossword Answers

5 letters

CROOK
A long staff with one end being hook shaped

6 letters

BANDIT
An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

ROBBER
A thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

RAIDER Rosannadanna
Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

KLEPTO

7 letters

BURGLAR
A thief who enters a building with intent to steal

STEALER
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

TEALEAF
Dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor"

RUSTLER
Someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)

8 letters

CRIMINAL
Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

SWINDLER
A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

PILFERER
A thief who steals without using violence

LARCENER
A person who commits larceny

9 letters

LARCENIST
A person who commits larceny

PURLOINER

10 letters

PICKPOCKET
A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

CATBURGLAR
A burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house

SHOPLIFTER
A thief who steals goods that are in a store

12 letters

KLEPTOMANIAC
Someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive

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