The Clue
Yardbird (3 letter answer)
The Answer
CON
Tags
Notes
The answer CON is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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Against
___ amore
Anti
Bamboozle
Bilk
Deceive
Flimflam
Jailbird
Snooker
Sting
One in stir
Swindle
Take in
Anti body?
Bunko game
Jailer's charge
One kept in the cooler
Kind of artist
Kind of game
Not pro
Pokey person
Pro's foe
Pro's opposite
Scan or scam
Shell game
One side of an issue
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Prefix with firm and form
Specialty of some artists
Type of game or man
Reason not to do something
Definition
CON as a noun:
1. an argument opposed to a proposal
2. (convict, con, inmate, jail bird, jailbird, gaolbird, yard bird, yardbird) = a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
3. (bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam) = a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
CON as a verb:
1. (victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con) = deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
2. (memorize, memorise, con, learn) = commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
CON as an adverb:
1. (con, in opposition) = on the negative side; "much was written pro and con"