High crime
The crossword clue "High crime" is answered by TREASON, a 7-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
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TREASON
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TREASON answer page.
Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TREASON
Every other clue in this collection answered by TREASON, most used first.
- Arnold's crime - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Benedict Arnold's crime - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Turncoat's crime - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Crime against the state - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- High spirits - ELATION, used 25 times
- Holds in high regard - ESTEEMS, used 18 times
- Leaves high and dry - STRANDS, used 18 times
- Crime lab procedure - DNATEST, used 13 times
- Leave high and dry - ABANDON, used 13 times
- High-ranking angels - SERAPHS, used 11 times
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