Con Crossword Clue

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Con Crossword Answer

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ANTI

(4 letters)

SWINDLE

(7 letters)

AGAINST

(7 letters)

DRAWBACK

(8 letters)

MINUS

(5 letters)

DOWNSIDE

(8 letters)

SHELLGAME

(9 letters)

INMATE

(6 letters)

RUSE

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a fraudulent business scheme
(verb)
1. deprive of by deceit

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CON (verb)
1. commit to memory; learn by heart
2. deprive of by deceit
CON (noun)
1. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
2. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ANTI
(4 letters)
SWINDLE
(7 letters)
AGAINST
(7 letters)
DRAWBACK
(8 letters)
MINUS
(5 letters)
DOWNSIDE
(8 letters)
SHELLGAME
(9 letters)
INMATE
(6 letters)
RUSE
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
CAMS

More Seattle Times New Crossword (5/18/2026) Answers

Across

1. Dull finish

10. Chemists’ rooms

14. Mimics

15. Gold fabric

16. Zone

17. Audition tapes

18. Extremely dry

19. Bird's flapper

20. World's fair, e.g.

21. Manger visitors

22. "Pal," in Sydney

23. Authority

26. Coffee variety

28. VCR tape

32. Poker stake

35. Serpent

36. Varnish

39. Derby, e.g

41. Snow slider

42. Hot drink

43. Noah's boat

44. Bruised ____

45. That girl

46. Comes

48. Ran across

49. Obligation to pay

51. Supervisors

53. Sum up

56. A couple

57. Choir part

60. Like crazy

62. Over

66. Seep

67. Azure

68. Honolulu hello

69. Bargain offer

70. Court boundary

71. Curtail

72. Unlock

73. Stops

74. Mexican moola

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Down

1. Assembled

2. Pinnacle

3. Sub

4. Boy Scout units

5. Snaky letter

6. Close noisily

7. Candy

8. Chihuahua chum

9. Doc

10. Earp, e.g.

11. Operatic solo

12. Not straight

13. Wise

24. Paraphrase

25. Different one

27. Cutting tool

28. ____ register

29. Demanded

30. Steeple

31. Shred

33. Composition

34. ___ beaver

37. Volcanic output

38. Don't exist

40. Toddlers

47. Capture

50. Busted

52. Net defender

54. Strong rope

55. Exhausted

57. Besides

58. Bound

59. Fib

61. Golf pegs

63. Cruise and Jones

64. Toledo's site

65. Butter units

68. High peak

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