Persons held in custody Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Persons held in custody . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DETAINEES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETAINEES Persons held in custody (9)
43% DETAINEE Person held in custody (8) Premier Sunday Apr 9, 2017
3% ATBAY Held in check (5) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
3% CULT ___ of personality (4) New York Times Mini Oct 8, 2025
3% HUMAN Person (5) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
3% ARREST Take into custody (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 4, 2025
3% CARE Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
3% ADHERED Held fast (to) (7) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2025
3% CLUNG Held on tightly (5) Universal Sep 27, 2025
3% THEM That person (4) TV Sep 21, 2025
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