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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONTEND Prisoner and guard meet head on (7) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 8, 2021
4% WARDER Prison guard (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 13, 2025
4% GOVERNOR Prison head (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 21, 2025
3% ARMOR Knight guard (5) LA Times Daily Jan 27, 2026
3% DEFEND Guard (6) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 25, 2026
3% SENTINEL Guard (8) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 25, 2026
3% INMATE Prisoner (6) LA Times Daily Jan 21, 2026
3% ONWATCH Standing guard (7) Universal Jan 21, 2026
3% BASTILLE Parisian prison (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 17, 2026
3% CELL Prison room (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 1, 2026

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