Detention centre “treatment” promised as a future government action by William Whitelaw in 1977 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detention centre “treatment” promised as a future government action by William Whitelaw in 1977 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 17 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHORT SHARP SHOCK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHORT SHARP SHOCK Detention centre “treatment” promised as a future government action by William Whitelaw in 1977 (17) The Times Specialist Sunday May 1, 2022
5% BORSTAL Former youth detention centre (7) The Times Concise Oct 21, 2025
5% SPA Treatment centre (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
4% SWEAR Promise (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
4% RULED Governed (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
4% PLEDGE Promise (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
4% FROMTHENON Into the future (10) Newsday Sep 13, 2025
4% COLDWAR Detente predecessor (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
4% OATH Promise (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 7, 2025
4% KREMLIN Russian centre of government (7) The Sun Mini Aug 3, 2025

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