Lock away troublemaker, absolutely not set up (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lock away troublemaker, absolutely not set up (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on March 2, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IMPRISON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMPRISON Lock away troublemaker, absolutely not set up (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 2, 2026
7% CANAL Lock setting (5) LA Times Daily Mar 1, 2026
6% YES Absolutely! (3) Puzzler Backwords Feb 20, 2026
6% SET Locked in (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2026
6% REFUSETO Absolutely will not (8) Premier Sunday Feb 8, 2026
6% TROLL Online troublemaker (5) Newsday Feb 8, 2026
6% ILLSAY Absolutely! (6) The Times Sunday Concise Feb 1, 2026
6% ERECT Set up (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 28, 2026
6% IMP Troublemaker (3) LA Times Daily Jan 25, 2026
6% PURE Absolute (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026

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