The act of confining prisoners to their cells Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCKDOWN The act of confining prisoners to their cells (8)
4% INCARCERATE Confine to prison (11)
3% STIR Prison (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
3% CAN Prison (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
3% DUNGEON Underground prison cell (7) The Times Concise Sep 12, 2025
3% ENCAGE Confine (6) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2025
3% NICKEL Metal prison cell's centre (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
3% PENT Confined (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 4, 2025
3% PENS Confines, as cattle (4) Newsday Aug 17, 2025
2% OVA Egg cells (3) Universal Oct 21, 2025
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