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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

COP
Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

4 letters

HOOK
A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

LIFT
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

NICK
Mate successfully; of livestock

CRIB
The cards discarded by players at cribbage

5 letters

PINCH
Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

SNARF
Make off with belongings of others

SNEAK
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

CADGE
Ask for and get free; be a parasite

STEAL
A stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

SWIPE
A sweeping stroke or blow

6 letters

PILFER
Make off with belongings of others

NOBBLE
Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

SNATCH
The act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"

THIEVE
Take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"

7 letters

CABBAGE
Informal terms for money

SNAFFLE
A simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb

PURLOIN
Make off with belongings of others

8 letters

ABSTRACT
A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"