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

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for dupe that I've seen before include "Gull" , "Cat's paw" , "Swindle" , "Person who is deceived or tricked" , "Con" .)

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

'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 King Feature Syndicate, The Telegraph, The Mirror, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald and The New York Times.

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

'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 Newsday, the Penny Press, The Sun and the LA Times.

'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 Newsday, the Penny Press, The Sun and the LA Times.

'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 Newsday, the Penny Press, The Sun and the LA Times.

'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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