Locks up? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Locks up featured in New York Times puzzle on December 1, 2025. We have found 42 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CAGES.

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12 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
CAGES Locks up (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
UNFREES Locks up (7) Newsday May 27, 2021
HAIR Locks up? (4) LA Times Daily Aug 4, 2019
JAILS Locks up (5) New York Times Feb 4, 2018
ICES Locks up (4)
SEWS Locks (up) (4) Newsday Mar 21, 2015
BUN Locks up? (3)
EMBARS Locks up (6)
SHUTS Locks up (5)
SPIKEDHAIR Locks up? (10)

30 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
36% JAILED Locked up (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 8, 2025
34% CAPTIVE Locked up (7) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2024
34% INTERN Lock up (6) Mirror Quick Jul 28, 2024
34% IMPRISON Lock up (8) The Guardian Quick Dec 10, 2022
34% SHUTIN Locked up (6) LA Times Daily Dec 29, 2020
34% CLINCH Lock up (6)
34% SECURE Lock up (6)
34% ONICE Locked up (5)
34% INTERNED Locked up (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 25, 2015
34% ENCAGE Lock up (6) New York Times Mar 27, 2015

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