Takes hostage and teases about sleep (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KIDNAPS Takes hostage and teases about sleep (7) (7)
7% RANSOM Payment for a hostage (6) Puzzler Backwords May 12, 2026
6% RIBS Teases (4) LA Times Daily May 14, 2026
6% KIDNAPPED Taken hostage (9) (9) The Guardian Quick May 1, 2026
6% WREST Emphatically take a sound sleep (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 30, 2026
6% SLUMBER Sleep (7) The Times Concise Apr 20, 2026
6% MESSED ___ with (teased) (6) Universal Mar 26, 2026
6% RIB Tease (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 19, 2026
6% NEEDLE Tease (6) LA Times Daily Mar 5, 2026
5% CATNAP Light sleep (6) Puzzler Backwords May 10, 2026
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