Criminal, to a cop
The crossword clue "Criminal, to a cop" is answered by PERP, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
PERP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PERP answer page.
Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PERP
Every other clue in this collection answered by PERP, most used first.
- Cop's collar - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Cop's quarry - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Criminal, to cops - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Cop's catch - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- ___ walk - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Crime doer, to cops - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Offender, in cop lingo - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Drug cop - NARC, used 45 times
- Traffic cop? - NARC, used 27 times
- Kathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" - ERBE, used 22 times
- Antidrug cop - NARC, used 19 times
- ___ and terminer (criminal court) - OYER, used 16 times
- Assist, as a criminal - ABET, used 16 times
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