Could one mislead the FBI?(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Could one mislead the FBI?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 6th March 2025.

The answer is

F I B

3 letters · most recently seen on 6th March 2025

Other clues that solve to FIB

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#15 down Lie (3) 29th July 2026
#26 across Lie (3) 20th July 2026
#28 across Lie (3) 2nd June 2026
#21 down Petty lie (3) 20th May 2026
#21 down Children's story? (3) 16th February 2026
#15 across Deception by the FBI? (3) 9th February 2026
#28 down Petty lie (3) 17th November 2025
#28 across A childish story? (3) 8th October 2025
#4 across Lie (3) 21st August 2025
#25 down Petty lie (3) 22nd July 2025
#29 across Petty lie (3) 17th June 2025
#15 down Petty lie (3) 21st May 2025
#4 across Lie (3) 8th May 2025
#15 down Petty lie (3) 29th April 2025
#28 down Could one mislead the FBI? (3) 6th March 2025
#28 across Petty lie (3) 24th February 2025
#15 down Petty lie (3) 24th June 2024
#15 down Petty lie (3) 10th June 2024
#20 across Lie (3) 3rd June 2024
#15 down Petty lie (3) 30th April 2024
#28 across Petty lie (3) 1st April 2024
#21 down You could call it a pork pie (3) 5th March 2024
#9 down Petty lie (3) 23rd October 2023
#16 across Petty lie (3) 7th June 2023
#28 down Petty lie (3) 20th March 2023
#15 down Lie (3) 12th January 2023
#15 down Petty lie (3) 29th December 2022
#15 across Lie (3) 17th August 2022
#14 down Untruth (3) 11th April 2022
#28 down Lie (3) 6th April 2022
#11 across Lie (3) 21st March 2022
#15 across Looking backwards through bifocals, can be found misleading (3) 28th December 2021
#15 across Lie (3) 23rd November 2021
#2 down Untruth (3) 9th August 2021
#15 down Lie (3) 24th June 2021
#26 across Lie (3) 10th June 2021
#28 across Lie (3) 31st March 2021
#21 down Petty lie (3) 11th March 2021
#21 down Children's story? (3) 22nd October 2020
#15 across Deception by the FBI? (3) 13th October 2020

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#1 across There's money in women's underwear, son (5)
#2 down Did he finish a picture with black, being French? (6)
#3 down Spoil a drink (6)
#4 down He's always on key for vocal music (3)
#5 down A giant among the stars (5)
#6 across Wide boys who quietly figure among the saints? (5)
#6 down Men of vision holding £50 for the vendors (7)
#7 down Goad for a dunderhead (4)
#8 down Figure to fiddle seats for the matches (6)
#9 across Carrier of a letter from a courtier (7)
#10 across Spanish style of dome? (5)