US island, formerly a famous prison Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALCATRAZ US island, formerly a famous prison (8)
6% INMATE Prisoner (6) Premier Sunday Jul 12, 2026
6% ONCE Formerly (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 10, 2026
6% SIAM Thailand, formerly (4) Universal Jun 25, 2026
6% BALI Indonesian island with a famous "swing" (4)
5% AMOS Famous __ cookies (4) LA Times Daily Jul 9, 2026
5% YANG Bowen formerly of "S.N.L." (4) New York Times Jul 7, 2026
5% WELLKNOWN Famous (9) The Times Sunday Concise Jul 5, 2026
5% PAROLE Conditional release of a prisoner (6) The Times Concise Jul 4, 2026
5% TUNGSTEN Metal formerly used for making lamp filaments (8) (8) Puzzler Jul 2, 2026
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