The Clue
Thieve (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ROB
Tags
Notes
The answer ROB is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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Burglarize
Burgle
___ the cradle
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Fleece
Hijack
Loot
Mug
Plunder
Rifle
___ Roy
Steal from
Alcoholic Roy
Emulate Sutton
Hold up
"Knock over"
Knock over
Pull a stickup
Reiner or Roy
Rip off
Roy or Reiner
Smash and grab
Stick up
"Auld ___ Morris": Burns
Clear the register, maybe
Do some freebooting
Emulate Jesse James
Emulate Willie Sutton
Morrow of "Northern Exposure"
Take the money and run?
What riflers do
"Auld ___ Morris," Burns poem
Knock over, so to speak
Definition
ROB as a verb:
1. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
2. (overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook) = rip off; ask an unreasonable price