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% PARDONMYFRENCH "Please excuse the bad language," and what can be said about 18-, 26-, 55-, and 65-Across (14) LA Times Daily Jun 5, 2026
4% DANCING See 18 Across (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 5, 2026
4% RIPINTWO Forcibly halve (8) New York Times Jun 5, 2026
4% LEASHES Restraints for dogs (7) Commuter Jun 5, 2026
4% FAULTLINES Fractured spots in the earth's crust, or what 17-, 23-, and 49-Across are (10) LA Times Daily May 27, 2026
4% PORRIDGE Time in prison (8) The Telegraph Quick May 26, 2026
4% REIN Riding restraint (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 24, 2026
4% BELONGS See 18 Across (7) The Guardian Weekend May 23, 2026
4% WIFE See 18 Across (4) The Guardian Cryptic May 22, 2026

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