Answer: crook

AnswerCrossword Clue
CROOKNixon said he was not one
CROOKChiseler
CROOKRobber
CROOKBo-peep's rod
CROOKBend
CROOKTool for Bo-Peep
CROOKNo-good sort
CROOKPetty thief
CROOKBad business partner
CROOKOne with aliases and priors
CROOK"I am not a ..." (Nixon quote)
CROOKKey word in Nixon's infamous line
CROOKBo-peep's staff
CROOKWhat Nixon said he was not
CROOKOne with priors, maybe
CROOKStaff on a sheep farm
CROOKDishonest sort
CROOKNo-good thief
crookto bend (to curve (to bend)) / ill (not well)
crookto bend; curve
crookdishonest person
crookbend
crookhooked stick
CROOKBurglar, for one
CROOKPonzi scheme operator
CROOKShepherd's staff
CROOKSharper
CROOKSwindler
CROOKCurved piece
CROOKHustler
CROOKItem with which Osiris is usually pictured
CROOKBend, turn, or curve
CROOKCop's quarry
CROOKOne who practices breaking and entering
CROOKNixon denied being one
CROOKShepherd's aid
CROOKCriminal
CROOKThief
CROOKBopeep's accessory.
CROOKHook's alternative.