By which to take control, organising checks often to incarcerate 50% of ruffians — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 15–letter crossword clue “By which to take control, organising checks often to incarcerate 50% of ruffians”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 17th July 2020. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “By which to take control, organising checks often to incarcerate 50% of ruffians” is SCRUFFOFTHENECK (15 letters).
We last saw “By which to take control, organising checks often to incarcerate 50% of ruffians” in Guardian Cryptic on 17th July 2020.
The 15-letter answer for “By which to take control, organising checks often to incarcerate 50% of ruffians” is SCRUFFOFTHENECK.
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