Prison sentence for those in 10 across is a contradiction in terms of secure mechanism that's ajar for certain periods Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIMELOCK Prison sentence for those in 10 across is a contradiction in terms of secure mechanism that's ajar for certain periods (8)
6% TIE Bond and M avoiding prison sentence (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
6% PENDULUM Regulating mechanism in certain clocks (8) The Times Concise Aug 13, 2025
6% ERA "The end of an ___" (a certain period) (3)
6% GAINSAY Contradict (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 11, 2025
6% DENY Contradict (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 2025
6% DOTIME Serve a prison sentence (6) The Times Concise Jul 21, 2025
6% END Period's place, in a sentence (3)
6% PARADOX Contradiction in terms(7) (7)
6% LIFER A prisoner serving a sentence for a specified long period (5) (5)
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