Kind of thief
The crossword clue "Kind of thief" is answered by SNEAK, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2004; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SNEAK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNEAK answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2004; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SNEAK
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNEAK, most used first.
- Move stealthily - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Move furtively - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of preview - used 32 times, most recently in 2018
- Furtive one - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Furtive fellow - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ peek - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ preview - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Weasel - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Go furtively - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- ___ peek (preview) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Pussyfoot - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Sly one - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Be furtive - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Skulk - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Furtive sort - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Furtive type - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Go on tiptoe - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Underhanded one - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
- Kind of attack - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Underhanded sort - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Underhanded type - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Act furtively - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- One not to be trusted - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Quarterback maneuver - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Quarterback play - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Tiptoe - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Untrustworthy one - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Creep about - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Dishonest sort - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
- Go quietly - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Move quietly - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
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- Kind of committee - ADHOC, used 102 times
- Kind of wave - TIDAL, used 74 times
- Kind of energy - SOLAR, used 67 times
- Kind of boom - SONIC, used 65 times
- Kind of drum - SNARE, used 64 times
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