Keep back criminal to do time in prison (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONSERVE Keep back criminal to do time in prison (8) (8)
8% PORRIDGE Time in prison (8) The Telegraph Quick May 26, 2026
7% CAGE Convict's first time in prison (4) The Telegraph Cryptic May 20, 2026
7% RESERVE Keep back (7) (7) Mirror Quick May 15, 2026
7% LOWLIFE Prison sentence involving bird for criminal? (7) The Times Cryptic May 14, 2026
7% SIR Teacher back in prison (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic May 11, 2026
7% COINAGE Invention of prison to keep Oscar in (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed May 11, 2026
7% BEHINDBARS In prison, criminal bribed Hans (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
6% THECLINK Prison, informally (8) Universal May 27, 2026
6% ERA Are back for a long time (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic May 25, 2026
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