Old-time restraint for a prisoner … or what can go after the respective halves of 18-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BALLANDCHAIN Old-time restraint for a prisoner … or what can go after the respective halves of 18-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across (12) New York Times Apr 7, 2026
4% ENS Em halves (3) Eugene Sheffer Jun 26, 2026
4% ISIT "What time __?" (4) Newsday Jun 24, 2026
4% ENSUE Go after (5) Newsday Jun 19, 2026
4% NEWS What's going on (4) New York Times Jun 19, 2026
4% MOUNTAINMAN Old-time trapper (or the opposite of 17-Across?) (11) Wall Street Journal Jun 17, 2026
4% HEAR See 26 Across (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 15, 2026
4% ITSNOTUNUSUAL Tom Jones hit, and what can be said about the end of 20-, 27-, or 49-Across (13) LA Times Daily Jun 15, 2026
4% TERM Time at school or in prison (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 14, 2026
4% SPAN Go across (4) Commuter Jun 9, 2026

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