Child slept when taken hostage (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KIDNAPPED Child slept when taken hostage (9) (9)
6% RANSOM Payment for a hostage (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 19, 2025
5% ORAL Taken by mouth (4) Commuter Feb 19, 2026
5% DIKTAT Fiat 500 king much appreciated when taken in it (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
5% SPLITENDS Breaking locks, criminal slept in with police officer (9) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 12, 2026
5% ANTIDEPRESSANT Drug taken when you are down (14) (14) Puzzler Feb 10, 2026
5% TOT Young child (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 10, 2026
5% CITRICACID What could be sharp chintz raincoat child's regularly taken out (10) The Times Cryptic Feb 10, 2026
5% PARENT Raise, as a child (6)
5% NANNY Child's nurse (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 31, 2026
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