Sweet child confined within creche? Rubbish Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHERUB Sweet child confined within creche? Rubbish (6) The Telegraph Cryptic May 17, 2015
5% RESTRICT Confine within limits (8) (8) Puzzler Dec 10, 2025
5% NURSERY Creche (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 29, 2025
4% KID Child (3) USA Today Jan 27, 2026
4% NEAR Within earshot (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
4% SECURITYBLANKET Child support? (15) New York Times Jan 24, 2026
4% NEARBY Within earshot (6) LA Times Daily Jan 23, 2026
4% INNER ___ child (5) New York Times Jan 18, 2026
4% CELL Room for confinement (4) The Times Concise Jan 17, 2026
4% WAIF Stray child (4) The Times Concise Jan 14, 2026

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