Child slept when taken hostage (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KIDNAPPED Child slept when taken hostage (9) (9)
6% SNORED Slept noisily (6) Newsday Aug 17, 2026
5% TOY Plaything for a child (3) Puzzler Backwords Aug 20, 2026
5% ERROR Literal child who misbehaves after temperature's taken (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 19, 2026
5% ORAL Taken by mouth (4) Commuter Aug 19, 2026
5% INFANT Child (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 13, 2026
5% TOT Small child (3) Commuter Aug 12, 2026
5% NEOPHYTE He's just taken orders when they open again (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 12, 2026
5% TOAST Breakfast option when visiting child (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 10, 2026
5% TEDDY Child's bear (5) New York Times Mini Aug 5, 2026
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