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

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(I know that swindle can be written as rook)

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(I know that scam is a type of swindle)

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

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

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

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

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(I know that swindle can be written as defraud)

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(I know that swindle can be written as cheat)

This is the entire 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 Star Tribune, the Evening Standard and The Telegraph.

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for fiddle that I've seen before include "One's played" , "scrape" , "Play - cheat" , "Stringed instrument - cheat" , "Stringed instrument - racket!" .)

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(I know that swindle can be written as diddle)

This is all the clue.

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

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(I know that swindle can be written as ripoff)

This is all the clue.

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

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

'swindle' is the definition.
(I know that swindle can be written as rip-off)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rip off that I've seen before include "A slang swindle - by tearaway?" , "Daylight robbery (informal)" , "Highly overpriced item" , "Inferior imitation" , "Financial swindle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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