The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word JAILED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1959.
Held in custody crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| JAILED | 50 % | 6 |
| DETAINED | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Held in custody
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- arrested
- convict
- detain
- detained
- detainees
- halted
- imprisoned
- incarcerated
- jailed
- prisoners
- stopped
- apprehended
Crossword Answer definitions
JAILED verb- To imprison.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result JAILED
- In the pokey
- Locked up
- Sent up the river
- Behind bars
- Put on ice, so to speak
- Given a sentence to complete
- Incarcerated
- Put in the pen
- In the middle of a sentence
- In the pen