| REDHANDED | in the middle of a crime |
| REUS | In law, a wrongful deed forming a component of a crime, as opposed to the perpetrator's state of mind (4) |
| ACTUS | In law, a wrongful deed forming a component of a crime, as opposed to the perpetrator's state of mind (5) |
| ACCESSORY | A person who incites someone to commit a crime or assists the perpetrator of a crime (9) |
| SENTENCE | In a law court, the punishment a person receives after they have been found guilty of a crime (8) |
| ACQUITTAL | A formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent (9) |
| WHODUNIT | A story or other work of fiction concerned with the elucidation of a crime mystery (8) |
| SIREN | It makes a loud sound as a squadcar rushes to the scene of a crime (but an officer doesn't use it during an investigation) |
| OBSERVER | General word for an eyewitness of a crime, spectator of sport, spotter of enemy aircraft or viewer/watcher of television (8) |
| ALIBI | Excuse of being in another place at the time of a crime |
| ABET | Assist in the carrying out of a crime (4) |
| SEINFELD | Sitcom whose four main characters are convicted of a crime in the final episode |
| CAPO | The head of a crime syndicate or one of its branches |
| SLEUTH | Anthony Shaffer play set in the home of a crime writer |
| CLUE | A hint or tip pointing one to the solution of a crime, crossword, mystery, problem or other puzzle (4) |
| VICEPRESIDENT | Hazarding a guess: head of a crime syndicate? |
| DRIVESAWAY | Leaves the scene of a crime, perhaps |
| DOER | Perpetrator of a crime, in police slang |
| IMPEACHED | Accused of a crime, especially one against the state (9) |
| INCIDENCE | Rate of occurrence (eg, of a crime) |
