Boarding houses confine children to keep quiet essentially Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PENSIONS Boarding houses confine children to keep quiet essentially (8) The Times Cryptic May 9, 2025
3% NDAS "Keep quiet" contracts, for short (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 18, 2026
3% PENSION Allowance for boarding house (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jul 3, 2026
2% SHUSH "Be quiet!" (5) LA Times Daily Aug 11, 2026
2% SHUTAWAY Confine out of sight (8) The Times Concise Aug 10, 2026
2% ONES "It's always the quiet ____" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 9, 2026
2% SHH "Quiet!" (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 6, 2026
2% CLAMOUR One who keeps quiet before the Guardian's outcry (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 5, 2026
2% PEACE Quiet partner (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 5, 2026
2% SERENADED Sang to plug quiet houses close to Oxford (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 3, 2026

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