Prisoner in an awful pit in a grotto (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAPTIVE Prisoner in an awful pit in a grotto (7) (7)
7% CONCAVE Turning in prisoner above grotto (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 22, 2026
6% ROT Rubbish in grotto (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Jul 13, 2026
6% IHATEDIT "Awful! Awful! Awful!" (8) New York Times May 24, 2026
6% CAVE Grotto (4) LA Times Daily Apr 12, 2026
5% DARN "Aw, gee!" (4) LA Times Mini Jul 22, 2026
5% MOREL Pitted mushroom (5) Commuter Jul 15, 2026
5% MOSH Move in a pit (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 15, 2026
5% ABYSS Bottomless pit (5) LA Times Daily Jul 14, 2026
5% OLIVE Savory fruit with a pit (5) Universal Jul 14, 2026
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