"Don't let those crooks escape!" Crossword Clue

Last seen in: Universal · 2026-10-24

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(noun)

  1. the act of escaping physically
  2. a means or way of escaping
  3. an avoidance of danger or difficulty
  4. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
  5. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
  6. a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
  7. the discharge of a fluid from some container
  8. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

(verb)

  1. issue or leak, as from a small opening
  2. fail to experience
  3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
  4. run away from confinement
  5. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
  6. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
  7. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

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    "Don't let those crooks escape!" (5)

    Universal · Oct 24, 2026

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