Crossword-Solution: SWINDLES
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| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SWINDLES | anagram | WILDNESS, WINDLESS |
We have 6 clues for the answer “SWINDLES”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Takes to the cleaners | 6 answers |
| Defrauds | 8 answers |
| Hoodwinks. | 11 answers |
| SCAMS | 16 answers |
| Cheats | 21 answers |
| Cons | 25 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEARE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with SWINDLES (5)
But the Paumotuan not only saves, grudges, and works, he steals besides; or, to be more precise, he swindles.
The Sadleirs, Dean Pauls, and Redpaths, for the most part, come to a sad end even in this world; and though the successful swindles of others may not be “found out,” and the gains of their roguery may remain with them, it will be as a curse and not as a blessing.
One can understand a fellow living by cadging and small swindles in towns, in large communities of people; but Bamtz managed to do that trick in the wilderness, to loaf on the outskirts of the virgin forest.
And every day we heard of some fresh misdeed of Gilbert’s--forgeries, swindles--so much so that we spread the news, in our immediate surroundings, of his departure for abroad, followed by his death.
Drayton’s clerks were rather too stylish-looking; or else, perhaps, he felt apprehensive of one of those numerous petty swindles of which shopkeepers are constantly the victims.
Quotes with SWINDLES (3)
If You Think that Everyone Swindles You, You are a Selfish Person
What imperialists actually wanted was expansion of political power without the foundation of the body politic. Imperialist expansion had been touched off by a curious kind of economic crisis, the overproduction of capital and the emergence of "superfluous" money, the result of oversaving, which could no longer find productive investment within national borders. For the first time, investment of power did not pave the way for investment of money, since uncontrollable investmen…
In Chapter 5 we consider swindles and defalcations. It happens that crashes and panics often are precipitated by the revelation of some misfeasance, malfeasance, or malversation (the corruption of officials) engendered during the mania. It seems clear from the historical record that swindles are a response to the greedy appetite for wealth stimulated by the boom. And as the monetary system gets stretched, institutions lose liquidity, and unsuccessful swindles are about to be …
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Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 6 times in crossword archives (1980–2024).