Confines criminal instead Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETAINS Confines criminal instead (7)
3% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
3% ENCAGE Confine (6) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2025
3% PENT Confined (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 4, 2025
3% LIEU In __ of (instead of) (4) Newsday Aug 27, 2025
3% ELSE Instead (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 3, 2025
2% HELD In brothel dad's confined (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Oct 17, 2025
2% MARCHIONESS Aristocrat chases minor criminal (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
2% CONTORT Wriggle out of criminal wrong (7) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 16, 2025
2% CAGE Confine - Nicolas? (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Oct 14, 2025
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