Ships converted for use as prisons in 18th and 19th-century Britain Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ships converted for use as prisons in 18th and 19th-century Britain last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HULKS.

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Crossword Answer For Ships converted for use as prisons in 18th and 19th-century Britain:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HULKS Ships converted for use as prisons in 18th and 19th-century Britain (5) The Times Specialist Sunday May 30, 2021
3% SATIRE Swift production of the 18th century (6) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
3% TEAACT It incited a famous 18th-century "party" (6) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
3% GOLDSMITH 18th-century Irish-born playwright (9) The Times Concise Sep 13, 2025
3% ORRIS 19th-century designer initially disregarded 18th-century gold lace (5) The Times Cryptic Jul 1, 2025
2% SAND George -, 19th-century authoress of novels Indiana and Consuelo (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Oct 17, 2025
2% ENCASH Convert into money (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
2% STIR Prison (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
2% POE Edgar Allan ___, 19th-century horror author (3)
2% CAN Prison (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025

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