Scoundrel - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(I know that knave is a type of scoundrel)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for knave that I've seen before include "A swindler" , "Villain - jack" , "Rapscallion" , "Scoundrel - card" , "one found amongst thieves" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Sun, The New York Times, The Independent and the Universal.

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(I know that scoundrel can be written as villain)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for villain that I've seen before include "Principal wicked character" , "Criminal, rogue" , "Bad guy" , "One played badly" , "Scoundrel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(both can mean a nasty person)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rotter that I've seen before include "One decomposing" , "one going bad?" , "Absolute bounder" , "baddie" , "Bad lot" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Sun and the Universal.

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(I know that rascal is a type of scoundrel)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rascal that I've seen before include "not one to be admired" , "Affectionate term for imp" , "Horror" , "A scoundrel or scamp" , "Reprobate" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Sun and the Universal.

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(cur can mean a despicable person)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for cur that I've seen before include "Scoundrel; mongrel dog" , "A low worthless dog" , "Mangy dog" , "Surly dog (or person)" , "Base fellow" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Sun, The New York Times and the Universal.

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(cad is a kind of scoundrel)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for cad that I've seen before include "Ungentlemanly person" , "Heel" , "A rotten chap, no integrity" , "Bounder, scoundrel" , "Dishonourable man of decadent sort" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Sun, The New York Times and the Universal.

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(I know that blackguard is a type of scoundrel)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for blackguard that I've seen before include "Contemptible scoundrel" , "Dishonourable man" , "Villain" , "rogue" , "miscreant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Sunday Times, The Irish Independent and the Newsday.

'scoundrel' is the definition.
(heel can mean a scoundrel or villain)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for heel that I've seen before include "Keel over" , "Dog training command" , "Cad,bounder, blackguard" , "Crusty end of a loaf" , "site of Achilles' downfall?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

(Other definitions for so-and-so that I've seen before include "Unnamed person" , "Difficult person - nobody in particular" , "What's-his-name; a nuisance" , "Person unspecified or abjured" , "Someone or other - unpleasant person!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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