Swindle - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'swindle' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hoax that I've seen before include "Prank" , "Scam" , "A fraud or deception" , "A joking kind of deception" , "Act of deception" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the Evening Standard, the LA Times and The Guardian.

'swindle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for ramp that I've seen before include "Slope - racket" , "Short slope" , "Slope between levels" , "Slope - swindle" , "Change of level in road" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the Evening Standard, the LA Times and The Guardian.

'swindle' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rook that I've seen before include "Fleece - bird" , "Defraud; bird; chessman" , "Castle -- bird" , "Gregarious crow" , "Species of crow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the Evening Standard, the LA Times and The Guardian.

'swindle' is the definition.
(scam is a kind of swindle)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for scam that I've seen before include "Fraudulent trick or swindle" , "Fraud, dishonest scheme" , "Fraudulent business scheme" , "Rip-off" , "Swindle (sl.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the Evening Standard, the LA Times and The Guardian.

'swindle' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for bilk that I've seen before include "Defraud; Acker --, clarinettist" , "Bamboozle" , "Acker --, jazzman" , "Cheat (of payment)" , "fleece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the Evening Standard, the LA Times and The Guardian.

'swindle' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for deceive that I've seen before include "Deliberately mislead" , "Cheat or mislead" , "Delude or betray" , "Mislead, delude" , "Intentionally mislead" .)

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for defraud that I've seen before include "Diddle" , "Deprive of by deceit" , "Get money from (someone) by deception" , "Cheat, deceive" , "Swindle" .)

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(con is a kind of swindle)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for con that I've seen before include "Swindle or trick someone" , "Defraud" , "This man is a swindler" , "Swindle; steer" , "Deceive; disadvantage" .)

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for cheat that I've seen before include "Act unfairly (in game)" , "shark" , "Act dishonestly to gain an advantage" , "One dealing dishonestly" , "Dishonest dealer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

'swindle' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for trick that I've seen before include "Subterfuge" , "Con" , "Deceive, cheat" , "Point gained in bridge - a deception?" , "Skilful feat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

'swindle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for fiddle that I've seen before include "Cheat on (e.g. expenses)" , "Fraudulent instrument?" , "(Play) a violin" , "One's played" , "Kit perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, the Newsday, the LA Times and the Penny Press.

'swindle' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for diddle that I've seen before include "Con - do - lidded (anag)" , "Did, and led out to cheat" , "Slang for cheat or swindle - nearly fiddle" , "Slangily cheat or swindle" , "Fleece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, the Newsday, the LA Times and the Penny Press.

'swindle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for ripoff that I've seen is " Exploitation".)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, the Newsday, the LA Times and the Penny Press.

'swindle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rip off that I've seen before include "Financial swindle" , "Inferior imitation" , "A slang swindle - by tearaway?" , "Fraudulent sale" , "Con trick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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