Answer:

grift

Answer	Crossword Clue
GRIFT	Work as a swindler
GRIFT	Play the con artist
GRIFT	Confidence game

GRIFT	Ill-gotten gains
GRIFT	Swindle, la "The Sting"
GRIFT	Swindle
GRIFT	Con
GRIFT	Make money by conning
GRIFT	Cheat, in a way
GRIFT	Swindle, in a way
GRIFT	Swindler's moola

GRIFT	Type of scam
GRIFT	Obtain money illegally
GRIFT	Petty swindle

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.