A man taking boy hostage, possibly armed, becomes a national obsession (8, 5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AMERICAN DREAM A man taking boy hostage, possibly armed, becomes a national obsession (8, 5) (14)
6% MALE Man or boy (4) Newsday Aug 25, 2025
5% INTO Obsessed with (4) New York Times Sep 4, 2025
5% NIGHT Man-at-arms called out in sorrow (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 15, 2025
5% DREAM Imagine being armed, possibly (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 4, 2025
5% MONOMANIAC Obsessive national hiding number in coat (10) The Times Cryptic Jul 29, 2025
5% RANSOM Payment for a hostage (6) Puzzler Backwords Jul 28, 2025
5% RAYBANS Man possibly prohibits sunglasses (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 22, 2025
5% HOARDER Obsessive collector (7) The Times Concise Jul 11, 2025
5% TURNIP Take a trip to the United Nations and become a swede? (6)
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