Confines criminal instead Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETAINS Confines criminal instead (7)
3% LEGAL Not criminal (5) The Telegraph Plusword May 13, 2026
3% KEEPIN Confine (6) Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026
3% LIEU In ___ of (instead) (4)
2% MAFIAS Criminal organizations with "Family" units (6)
2% NEST Sent criminal home (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Jun 1, 2026
2% ALGEBRAIC Gaelic bar cryptically using symbols instead of numbers (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 1, 2026
2% CHAIR A rich criminal's seat (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed May 31, 2026
2% STAINED Tarnished instead, sadly (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic May 29, 2026
2% MACKTHEKNIFE Criminal record? (12) LA Times Daily May 24, 2026
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