Each of these answers for “Fleece” reflects how real solvers handled the clue in past puzzles, offering reliable entries that have already passed editorial approval.
Suggested Answers:
- SKIN
- CON
- GRIFT
- WOOL
- ROB
- SHEEPSKIN
- SWINDLE
- RIPOFF
- SHEAR
- SCAM
- MOHAIR
- ROOK
- BILK
- GOUGE
- PELT
Synonyms and Definitions
SKIN
- Synonyms: bark, clamber, cutis, hide, pare, peel, pelt, scramble, scrape, shin, shinny, sputter, struggle, tegument
CON
- Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, convict, defraud, diddle, flimflam, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, hustle, inmate, learn, memorise, memorize, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, sting, swindle, victimize, yard bird, yardbird
- Definition: a disagreement against a suggested plan
WOOL
- Synonyms: woolen, woollen
ROB
- Synonyms: gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, soak, surcharge
SHEEPSKIN
- Synonyms: diploma, lambskin, parchment
SWINDLE
- Synonyms: cheat, con, rig
SCAM
- Synonyms: cozenage
ROOK
- Synonyms: castle, corvus frugilegus
BILK
- Synonyms: baffle, cross, elude, evade, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
GOUGE
- Synonyms: dent, ding, extort, force out, nick, rack, rout, squeeze, wring
PELT
- Synonyms: bombard, fur, pepper, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, skin, stream
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- SKIN also appears as an answer in Hide crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13 letters.
- CON also appears as an answer in Trick crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13 and 15 letters.
- CON also appears as an answer in Take in crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters.
- CON also appears as an answer in Hustle crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 letters.
- CON also appears as an answer in Rip off crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 letters.
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- CON also appears as an answer in Swindler crossword clue 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 letters.
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- CON also appears as an answer in Deceive crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 letters.
- ROB also appears as an answer in Pilfer crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters.
- SHEAR also appears as an answer in Trim crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 letters.
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- GRIFT also appears as an answer in Ill-gotten gains crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 letters.
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- ROB also appears as an answer in Ransack crossword clue 3, 4, 5 and 7 letters.
- SCAM also appears as an answer in Dodge crossword clue 4, 5, 6 and 8 letters.
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- CON also appears as an answer in Bamboozle crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 letters.
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- CON also appears as an answer in Flimflam crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters.