Crooked Practitioner Retiring To Crooked Rest Crossword Clue

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SHYSTER

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	7		Exact Match!
2	34%	6		Stout little person retiring, retiring
3	28%	8		One could upset retiring vicar — lay to rest outside

We think the answer is "SHYSTER" which means:

noun

• A person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

verb

• To act in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
• To exploit (someone or something) in this way.

An example sentence would be:

• "He was accused of being a shyster for his fraudulent business practices."
• "The lawyer turned out to be a shyster, taking money from desperate clients without providing any real help."

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	Clue	Source
1	Crooked practitioner's almost heading for emotional breakdown The Guardian Cryptic - 18 Apr 2001	The Guardian Cryptic / 18 Apr 2001
2	Dodgy lawyer has uneasy rest after retiring The Guardian Cryptic - 14 Dec 2016	The Guardian Cryptic / 14 Dec 2016
3	Frame in which an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon
4	One could upset retiring vicar — lay to rest outside The Guardian Cryptic - 25 Jul 2014	The Guardian Cryptic / 25 Jul 2014
5	Stout little person retiring, retiring The Guardian Cryptic - 25 Oct 2016	The Guardian Cryptic / 25 Oct 2016
6	This law states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
7	Unscrupulous person retiring to rest, perhaps The Guardian Cryptic - 23 Sep 2013	The Guardian Cryptic / 23 Sep 2013

He pettifogs
He practices pettifoggery
Mouthpiece of a sort
Pettifogger
Ambulance-chaser, e.g.
Not one to trust
Crooked practitioner's almost heading for emotional breakdown
Disreputable practitioner (especially lawyer)
Marxist character part portrays hysteria
Pushy, stern, grasping, fraudulent lawyer

Cheat
Business cheat
Reserved "Holy Queen" for crooked lawyer
Unscrupulous person retiring to rest, perhaps
Unscrupulous professional in distress, hysterical
Dodgy lawyer has uneasy rest after retiring
Unscrupulous type locked in cells, hysterical
Fling with hard short unscrupulous type
Throw sterling to get unscrupulous lawyer

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