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noun • an aggressive and violent young criminal verb • Acting like a criminal or antisocially but with positive connotations | ||||||||
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noun • one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift • a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture • a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance | ||||||||
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noun • a cruelly rapacious person • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement adjective satellite • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||||||||
Ruffian
There are 16 exact and 49 possible answers.
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THUG which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
THUG
Updated: January 30, 2025
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| The Guardian Quick28 Sep 2024 | Down 4 | |
| The Guardian Quick28 Sep 2024 | Down 4 | |
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1 | Dismiss with regret ruffian becoming audible
The Guardian Cryptic -
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3 | In the manner of a ruffian
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6 | Ruffian or scamp | |
7 | Ruffian or thug |
