The Clue
Commit robbery (5 letter answer)
The Answer
STEAL
Tags
Notes
The answer STEAL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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Creep
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Bargain for a burglar?
Baseball datum
Big bargain
Burglar's bargain
Diamond datum
Great bargain
Great buy
Hoopster's coup
Lift in a shop
Palm, say
Pick pockets
Quite a bargain
Real bargain
Super bargain
Unbelievable bargain
Base runner's achievement
Better than a bargain
Cry from Brock's fans
Emulate Raines of the Expos
Get to second in a hurry
Ricky Henderson specialty
Take second, e.g.
Take the wrong way?
Item at a 95% markdown, say
It's marked way down
At least it's a real bargain
Start of a fast break, often
Definition
STEAL as a noun:
1. (bargain, buy, steal) = an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
2. a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
STEAL as a verb:
1. take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
2. (steal, slip) = move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
3. steal a base