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Swindler Caught Holding Most Of Pile Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CHEAT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CHEAT

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199%5Exact Match!
225%6Holding stream back inside sand pile
322%3Most slush pile responses

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "CHEAT" which means:

    noun
  • • Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
  • • Weedy annual native to europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
  • • Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
  • • The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
  • • A deception for profit to yourself
  • verb
  • • Deprive somebody of something by deceit
  • • Defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  • • Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
  • • Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He is known to be a cheat in card games."
  • • "The student was caught using a cheat sheet during the exam."

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The Guardian Cryptic25 Apr 2008 Down 5
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