Father apprehended, but criminal initially escaping, tense Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FRAUGHT Father apprehended, but criminal initially escaping, tense (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 8, 2022
5% ARREST Stop and apprehend (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
5% ABSCOND Escape (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 18, 2025
5% NAB Apprehend (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 16, 2025
4% DADS Fathers (4) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
4% CHIMP Ape: copper returning to apprehend him (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
4% ATFIRST Initially (7) Eugene Sheffer Sep 4, 2025
4% SINGLEDAD Solo father (9) Universal Sep 2, 2025
4% MANHUNT Search for a criminal (7) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
4% PERP Criminal, for short (4) Commuter Sep 1, 2025

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