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Kind of elaborate crime in "The Sting" Crossword Clue

Last seen in: NYT Special · 2026-10-21

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(noun)

  1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  2. an argument opposed to a proposal
  3. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

(verb)

  1. commit to memory; learn by heart
  2. deprive of by deceit

(adverb)

  1. in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

(noun)

  1. operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
  2. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
  4. a mental pain or distress
  5. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

(verb)

  1. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
  2. deliver a sting to
  3. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
  4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  5. cause a stinging pain

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    Kind of elaborate crime in "The Sting" (3)

    NYT Special · Oct 21, 2026

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