Each of the answers here has appeared in puzzles that featured “Rip off” or its close variant, giving you options based on previously accepted crossword solutions.
Suggested Answers:
- HOSE
- ROB
- DETACH
- TEARLOOSE
- COVERCHARGE
- THIEVE
- BILK
- SWINDLE
- SCAM
- COP
- GLOM
- FLEECE
- DEFRAUD
- CHEAT
- CON
- STEAL
Synonyms and Definitions
HOSE
- Synonyms: hose down, hosepipe, hosiery
ROB
- Synonyms: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, soak, surcharge
DETACH
- Synonyms: come away, come off
THIEVE
- Synonyms: cop, glom, knock off, snitch
BILK
- Synonyms: baffle, cross, elude, evade, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
SWINDLE
- Synonyms: bunco, cheat, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rig, rook, scam, short-change, victimize
SCAM
- Synonyms: cozenage, swindle
COP
- Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, bull, collar, copper, fuzz, nab, nail, pick up, pig, thieve
FLEECE
- Synonyms: rob, shear, sheepskin, wool
CHEAT
- Synonyms: bearded darnel, beguiler, betray, bromus secalinus, cheat on, cheater, cheating, chess, chicane, chisel, chouse, cuckold, darnel, deceiver, jockey, lolium temulentum, screw, shaft, slicker, tare, trickster, wander
CON
- Synonyms: bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, convict, flimflam, hustle, inmate, learn, memorise, memorize, sting, yard bird, yardbird
- Definition: a disagreement against a suggested plan
STEAL
- Synonyms: bargain, buy, slip
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- ROB also appears as an answer in Steal crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 letters.
- BILK also appears as an answer in Swindle crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 letters.
- SCAM also appears as an answer in Deception crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13 letters.
- SCAM also appears as an answer in Racket crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 letters.
- CON also appears as an answer in Take in crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters.