Locks and runs away (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOLTS Locks and runs away (5) (5)
11% LAM On the ___ (running away) (3)
11% FLEE Run away (4) Commuter Oct 30, 2025
10% ELOPES Runs away to marry (6)
10% ELOPE Run away (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
9% TRESS Lock (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
9% ELATION Runs away from Auntie Joy (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
9% DESERTER Soldier who runs away (8) (8) Mirror Classic Oct 9, 2025
8% MOP Messy locks (3) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
8% MANE Arabian locks (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025
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