A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RANSOM A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive (6) (6)
6% TUITION Money paid to a school (7) USA Today Dec 30, 2025
6% PAYMENTS Sums of money paid (8)
5% PACKET Paper or cardboard container; large sum of money (6) The Times Concise Jan 12, 2026
5% ASKSOF Demands from (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 12, 2026
5% ADDUP Sum (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 11, 2026
5% COGITO "__, ergo sum" (6) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
5% SETFREE Release (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
5% WAGER Staked sum (5) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
5% STOP Block return of large sum of money (4) The Times Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
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