A period in prison, volunteers once joining in with difficulty (2,1,7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATASTRETCH A period in prison, volunteers once joining in with difficulty (2,1,7) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 11, 2026
6% CONSERVE Save prisoner to join the military? (8) The Times Quick Cryptic May 18, 2026
5% UNITED Joined (6) The Telegraph Quick Jun 30, 2026
5% USEME "I volunteer!" (5) The Atlantic Jun 29, 2026
5% SEMI Joined house (4) Puzzler Backwords Jun 29, 2026
5% CONSORTIUMS Joined forces (11) Newsday Jun 27, 2026
5% YEARN Long period of time back in prison (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 24, 2026
5% ACESOUT Defeats without difficulty (7) New York Times Jun 21, 2026
5% INMATE Prisoner (6) The Telegraph Quick Jun 18, 2026
5% FUSE Join tightly (4) New York Times Jun 17, 2026

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