Kept in jail Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HELD Kept in jail (4)
27% LIFER Serious criminal kept in jail, if erroneously (5) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 17, 2015
21% JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT Lords and ladies kept in jail, putsch violently uprooting society (18)
3% RESERVED Kept aloof (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 3, 2026
3% EYED Kept tabs on (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 29, 2026
3% HID Kept concealed, as a secret (3)
3% RODE Kept on teasing (4) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2026
3% SPARE Duplicate kept for emergencies (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 18, 2026
3% CON Jailed criminal (3) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2026
3% STRETCH Extend jail sentence (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 5, 2026
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