Operative Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 14 Nov 2024

Showing 42 Matching Answers

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AGENT
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Author's representativeCrossword Clue
Word after "double" or "secret"Crossword Clue
RepresentativeCrossword Clue
Athlete's representativeCrossword Clue
Word after "secret" or "double"Crossword Clue
Star pitcher?Crossword Clue
Professional negotiatorCrossword Clue
Word with double or freeCrossword Clue
Enrolled ___ (tax representative)Crossword Clue

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SPY
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MI6 agentCrossword Clue
Catch sight ofCrossword Clue
Undercover operativeCrossword Clue
Author Roald Dahl, during World War IICrossword Clue
Undercover agentCrossword Clue
Costume that might include a black trench coat and sunglassesCrossword Clue
Intelligence bureau workerCrossword Clue
Figure in a covert opCrossword Clue
MoleCrossword Clue
One with secretsCrossword Clue

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INFORCE
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Legally effectiveCrossword Clue
Effective, as a ruleCrossword Clue

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ACTIVE
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Not idleCrossword Clue
On the goCrossword Clue
Not sedentaryCrossword Clue
Energetic performing group I have shortly indicatedCrossword Clue
Still goingCrossword Clue
Working to bring back musical about collegeCrossword Clue
Word before "lifestyle" or "listening"Crossword Clue

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ASSET
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Liability oppositeCrossword Clue
Good pointCrossword Clue
Thing of valueCrossword Clue
Strong suitCrossword Clue
Valuable traitCrossword Clue
Desirable featureCrossword Clue
Positive attributeCrossword Clue
PlusCrossword Clue
Liability's oppositeCrossword Clue
Intel sourceCrossword Clue

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GMAN
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
FBI agent, informallyCrossword Clue
2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Edgar HooverCrossword Clue
FedCrossword Clue
Mulder on "The X-Files," e.g., informallyCrossword Clue
FBI guyCrossword Clue
FBI agentCrossword Clue
F.B.I. guyCrossword Clue
Guy in the FBICrossword Clue

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INUSE
5 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Not availableCrossword Clue
OccupiedCrossword Clue
UnavailableCrossword Clue
Sign on an occupied lavatoryCrossword Clue

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UNDERCOVERAGENT
15 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Spy is not old enough to comprehend obscure booksCrossword Clue

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HELPFUL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AdvantageousCrossword Clue
AdvantageousCrossword Clue
Instrumental recording, set in regular three-four, on Light originallyCrossword Clue
Rendering assistanceCrossword Clue
Accommodating people from Usk initially trapped in 21Crossword Clue
Being of assistance to someoneCrossword Clue
Lending a handCrossword Clue
Of useCrossword Clue
Of assistanceCrossword Clue
Lending a handCrossword Clue

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RATCATCHER
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
The Pied Piper, for oneCrossword Clue

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INSIDEMAN
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Spike Lee thriller starring Denzel WashingtonCrossword Clue
2006 Jodie Foster film about a robberyCrossword Clue
Helper in a bank job, and a hint to an infiltrator in six Across answersCrossword Clue
Spike Lee heist film starring Denzel WashingtonCrossword Clue
Composed of sane mind, I will be a moleCrossword Clue
Helper in a heistCrossword Clue
Helper in a heistCrossword Clue

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ALLY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Person supporting their friend at a Pride eventCrossword Clue
Person fighting by your sideCrossword Clue
Non-foeCrossword Clue
Friend in tough timesCrossword Clue
Person fighting with you?Crossword Clue
SupporterCrossword Clue
Person who's on your sideCrossword Clue
Fellow fighterCrossword Clue
SupporterCrossword Clue
Person to fight withCrossword Clue

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DEFUNCT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Status of TWA and Pan AmCrossword Clue
Status of TWA and Pan AmCrossword Clue
BygoneCrossword Clue
No longer existing - dead etc., in other words without pleasureCrossword Clue
Trade function essentially obsoleteCrossword Clue
Dead skilful cushioning punch internallyCrossword Clue
American officer, rejected by UN court, no longer workingCrossword Clue
Passé amusement in December timeCrossword Clue
No more in-the-nude functionsCrossword Clue
ExtinctCrossword Clue

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UNHELPFUL
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
North Eastern hotel, full up, sadly offering no accommodationCrossword Clue
Peacekeepers facilitate outbreak of flu - isnt that awkward?Crossword Clue

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HANDICAP
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Disadvantage: partial hitch, and I capitulateCrossword Clue
"""Star Wars"" guy turned placid after eliminating large disadvantage "Crossword Clue
Panic had destroyed golfers advantageCrossword Clue
Better gets on convenient-sounding raceCrossword Clue
Possibly scratch hamstringCrossword Clue
Golfs two followers limit what a player can haveCrossword Clue
DrawbackCrossword Clue
Script I better checkCrossword Clue
Golf match equalizerCrossword Clue
Help one beat disadvantageCrossword Clue

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LENDAHAND
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Give assistance to crazily laden workerCrossword Clue
Help outCrossword Clue
Pitch inCrossword Clue
Give assistanceCrossword Clue
Pitch inCrossword Clue
HelpCrossword Clue
Help outCrossword Clue
HelpCrossword Clue

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ALIVE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"The hills are ___ with the sound of music"Crossword Clue
"What a time to be ___!"Crossword Clue
Not yet eliminatedCrossword Clue
Still in the gameCrossword Clue
Still in the gameCrossword Clue
Not out of the running yetCrossword Clue
Still in the gameCrossword Clue
Still in itCrossword Clue
___ and kickingCrossword Clue
Still kickingCrossword Clue

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WOKING
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Where prince said he could be seen running (with no hint of running)Crossword Clue
Where prince said he could be seen runningCrossword Clue
All right in annexe?Crossword Clue
Surrey town without a royal personageCrossword Clue

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ADHERENCE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Notice new church collars ambassador about supportCrossword Clue
Being faithful, new church gets behind Christian era on EarthCrossword Clue
Strict commitmentCrossword Clue
Loyalty from a duke thus, protecting queenCrossword Clue
Sticking togetherCrossword Clue
Notice from this source inspiring Queens devotionCrossword Clue
Trailer, so entertaining TV show gets supportCrossword Clue
Trailer, so entertaining TV show gets supportCrossword Clue
Observant quality present in fluid danceCrossword Clue
Observant quality present in fluid danceCrossword Clue

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GLEAM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SparkleCrossword Clue
TwinkleCrossword Clue
GlimmerCrossword Clue
Flash of lightCrossword Clue
ShineCrossword Clue
ShineCrossword Clue
Good thing to have in one's eye?Crossword Clue
CoruscateCrossword Clue
Shine brightlyCrossword Clue
SparkleCrossword Clue

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TOPER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lover of alcoholCrossword Clue
Drunk concerned with vessel that's tipped overCrossword Clue
Drunk may do this to house plant, if rejectedCrossword Clue
Drunk may do this to house plant, if rejectedCrossword Clue
Drunkard on marijuana turns upCrossword Clue
Drinker wanting best beer - just halfCrossword Clue
One who can't pass the bar?Crossword Clue
Drinker reflected about something to smokeCrossword Clue
DrunkardCrossword Clue
Lush plant in new container looking upCrossword Clue

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EDGE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
BorderCrossword Clue
Microsoft web browserCrossword Clue
Upper handCrossword Clue
AdvantageCrossword Clue
Outer space?Crossword Clue
"I'm on the ___ of my seat!"Crossword Clue
One of 12, for a cubeCrossword Clue
Leg upCrossword Clue
One of two on a figure skating bladeCrossword Clue
Crispiest part of a brownieCrossword Clue

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FUNCTIONAL
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
WorkingCrossword Clue
Contain flu outbreak - its workingCrossword Clue
Running, nearly stumble, clutching ointmentCrossword Clue
Working to sort out final countCrossword Clue

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ARTEL
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Guild formed by group of companies about to take offCrossword Clue
Soviet workers' groupCrossword Clue
Soviet cooperativeCrossword Clue
Soviet co-opCrossword Clue
Soviet cooperativeCrossword Clue
Soviet co-opCrossword Clue
Article on the Spanish workers cooperativeCrossword Clue

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BACKDATE
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Give retrospective validity to second appointmentCrossword Clue
*Make retroactiveCrossword Clue
Validate from earlierCrossword Clue
*Make retroactiveCrossword Clue
Shift operative time of sportsmans appointmentCrossword Clue

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CANONICAL
9 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Minister I term mostly authoritativeCrossword Clue
Regular design of coin in Panama perhapsCrossword Clue
Cycling picture screened by commercial channel is authorisedCrossword Clue
Standard one in a funnel shaped exteriorCrossword Clue
Authoritative setter in charge overwhelmed by a great amount risingCrossword Clue

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ELEMENT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Box on a tableCrossword Clue
Mercury, but not VenusCrossword Clue
Mercury, but not MarsCrossword Clue
Air, earth, water or fireCrossword Clue
He or I, but not sheCrossword Clue
Palladium, e.gCrossword Clue
Periodic table listingCrossword Clue
Kettle partCrossword Clue
Iron, e.gCrossword Clue
Periodic table memberCrossword Clue

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HANDCLAP
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Worker caught with drink gaining minimal approvalCrossword Clue
Applause partCrossword Clue
Hot and cold drink will get sign of approvalCrossword Clue

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AFFRONTED
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Outraged article supplied, filled with pretenceCrossword Clue
Outraged article supplied, filled with pretenceCrossword Clue
Insulted a female journalist harbouring political groupCrossword Clue
Injured fore and aft at sea, one adult jumping offCrossword Clue

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OPERA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Puccini workCrossword Clue
Drama set to musicCrossword Clue
One of 22 works by Mozart, but just one work by BeethovenCrossword Clue
Performance at La Scala or the MetCrossword Clue
Palais Garnier performanceCrossword Clue
"Don Giovanni" genreCrossword Clue
"Aida," for oneCrossword Clue
"Rigoletto," e.gCrossword Clue
Place for binocularsCrossword Clue
"L'Orfeo" or "Idomeneo"Crossword Clue

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REESTED
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Welshman - young lad - was not co-operativeCrossword Clue

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SPRIGHTLY
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Looking to the left, further thought surely vitalCrossword Clue
South Park's leading character properly animatedCrossword Clue
Lively and energeticCrossword Clue
Nimble Tory left embraced by agentCrossword Clue
Nimble — energeticCrossword Clue
Starting price fairly activeCrossword Clue
Atmosphere in the centre fairly livelyCrossword Clue
Lively cunning grabs power completelyCrossword Clue
Energetic agent taking in both sidesCrossword Clue
Energetic agent taking in both sidesCrossword Clue

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TEAMPLAYER
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
One who works well with othersCrossword Clue
One working well with colleaguesCrossword Clue
One following the party lineCrossword Clue

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WANNABE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
1996 #1 hit for the Spice GirlsCrossword Clue
Hopeful cop bedecked in flagCrossword Clue
Ambitious and aspiring young personCrossword Clue
Pale imitatorCrossword Clue
Spice Girls' debut singleCrossword Clue
Hopeful cop in declineCrossword Clue
We must hold girl back at first, potential starletCrossword Clue
We must hold girl back at first, potential starletCrossword Clue
Sad young hopeful trying to emulate a role modelCrossword Clue
First #1 hit for the Spice GirlsCrossword Clue

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HANDLED
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Some cards put on table, as done by managementCrossword Clue
Touched — heldCrossword Clue

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HANDSOMEISAS
12 Letters

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POSER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fake personCrossword Clue
CharlatanCrossword Clue
PretenderCrossword Clue
Ungenuine personCrossword Clue
Try-hardCrossword Clue
Phony oneCrossword Clue
Wannabe or tryhardCrossword Clue
PhonyCrossword Clue
Disingenuous personCrossword Clue
Tricky problemCrossword Clue

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RUSSIANSPY
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Red plant?Crossword Clue

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SURGICAL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like some gowns and strikesCrossword Clue
Spirit, appliance or gownCrossword Clue
Kind of tape or strikeCrossword Clue
Word before "mask" or "precision"Crossword Clue
Spirit of the theatre?Crossword Clue
Done with great precisionCrossword Clue
Like some caps and gownsCrossword Clue
For use in the theatreCrossword Clue
Precise in theatre?Crossword Clue
Incisive and largely reliable soldier about 50Crossword Clue

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WORKSTATION
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Computer terminal, oftenCrossword Clue

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BINMAN
6 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Main changes in outskirts of Bolton for one collecting rubbishCrossword Clue
Worker behind heap of waste with no end of pong?Crossword Clue

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CLAIMANT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PetitionerCrossword Clue
Intention is to get into a group - first task for a petitionerCrossword Clue
Calling urgently about one petitionerCrossword Clue
I must interrupt noisy petitionerCrossword Clue
One bringing law suit, wild animal in courtCrossword Clue
Excellent fellow pursuing line in court - one looking for compensation?Crossword Clue
One inhibited by noisy petitionerCrossword Clue
He demands list containing sorted mailCrossword Clue
He goes to court to demand a social workerCrossword Clue
Petitioner, one inside demanding attentionCrossword Clue

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Showing 42 Matching Answers

AGENT

9 RELATED CLUES

SPY

10 RELATED CLUES

INFORCE

2 RELATED CLUES

ACTIVE

7 RELATED CLUES

ASSET

10 RELATED CLUES

GMAN

8 RELATED CLUES

INUSE

4 RELATED CLUES

UNDERCOVERAGENT

1 RELATED CLUES

HELPFUL

10 RELATED CLUES

RATCATCHER

1 RELATED CLUES

INSIDEMAN

7 RELATED CLUES

ALLY

10 RELATED CLUES

DEFUNCT

10 RELATED CLUES

UNHELPFUL

2 RELATED CLUES

HANDICAP

10 RELATED CLUES

LENDAHAND

8 RELATED CLUES

ALIVE

10 RELATED CLUES

WOKING

4 RELATED CLUES

ADHERENCE

10 RELATED CLUES

GLEAM

10 RELATED CLUES

TOPER

10 RELATED CLUES

EDGE

10 RELATED CLUES

FUNCTIONAL

4 RELATED CLUES

ARTEL

7 RELATED CLUES

BACKDATE

5 RELATED CLUES

CANONICAL

5 RELATED CLUES

ELEMENT

10 RELATED CLUES

HANDCLAP

3 RELATED CLUES

AFFRONTED

4 RELATED CLUES

OPERA

10 RELATED CLUES

REESTED

1 RELATED CLUES

SPRIGHTLY

10 RELATED CLUES

TEAMPLAYER

3 RELATED CLUES

WANNABE

10 RELATED CLUES

HANDLED

2 RELATED CLUES

HANDSOMEISAS

POSER

10 RELATED CLUES

RUSSIANSPY

1 RELATED CLUES

SURGICAL

10 RELATED CLUES

WORKSTATION