One's held in castle after managing or attempting to escape Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNNINGFORIT One's held in castle after managing or attempting to escape (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 2, 2016
6% ARUN Make __ for it (attempt to escape) (4) Newsday Aug 10, 2025
6% RANAWAY Managed one route, say, and escaped (3,4) (7)
5% WEBEDITOR One managing online content (9) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
5% NINTH The one after the eighth (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 17, 2025
5% ATBAY Held in check (5) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
5% KEEP Castle's tower (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
5% LAM On the -- (escaping) (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% MOATS Castle barriers (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 8, 2025
5% TRIED Attempted (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 7, 2025

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