Prison leading famous people to develop pseudonyms (3,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PENNAMES Prison leading famous people to develop pseudonyms (3,5) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 24, 2025
6% ALIASES Pseudonyms (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 23, 2025
6% CELEBS Famous people, for short (6) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
5% BRIG Ship's prison (4) (4) Mirror Quick Dec 17, 2025
5% JAILHOUSES US prisons (10) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 14, 2025
5% KEN Famous doll (3)
5% STPETER Famous gatekeeper (7) The Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
5% WARDER Prison guard (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 13, 2025
5% SEGA Dreamcast developer (4) New York Times Dec 11, 2025
5% EPIC ___ Games ("Fortnite" developer) (4) Universal Dec 11, 2025

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