1978 film whose title is prison slang for an escape attempt Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue 1978 film whose title is prison slang for an escape attempt last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 16 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MIDNIGHT EXPRESS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MIDNIGHT EXPRESS 1978 film whose title is prison slang for an escape attempt (16) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 18, 2020
2% SHOT Attempt (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 10, 2026
2% REAP "Weed 'Em and ___," gardening book whose title is a spoonerism (4) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
2% TRY Attempt (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 6, 2026
2% WHATISART Tolstoy book whose title asks a question (9) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
2% POPS Dad, in slang (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 2, 2026
2% CELL Prison room (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 1, 2026
2% BROKEFREE Escaped (9) Eugene Sheffer Dec 30, 2025
2% EVADE Escape (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
2% FLINGS Casual attempts (6) Newsday Dec 27, 2025

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