Prelude to a prison lockdown Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Prelude to a prison lockdown . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RIOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RIOT Prelude to a prison lockdown (4)
3% CHOPIN Composer of the "Raindrop" prelude (6) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
3% GOAL Tender prelude? (4) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
3% LEDUP Was a prelude (to) (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
2% CONSORT Prisoner kind to companion (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
2% PENPUSHER Bureaucrat in prison with drug dealer (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
2% INTRO Prelude featured in fortnightly retrospective? (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
2% INTIMATE Imply prisoner's covering it up (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
2% PREEN Groom about to be put in prison (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 4, 2026
2% INCANTATION Spell in prison headquarters initially overlooked (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 3, 2026
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