The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word JAILS , but the solution may also be HAIR which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Locks up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| JAILS | 53 % | 5 |
| HAIR | 9 % | 4 |
| ICES | 9 % | 4 |
| SEWS | 6 % | 4 |
| CAGES | 3 % | 5 |
| SHUTSIN | 3 % | 7 |
| EMBARS | 3 % | 6 |
| BUN | 3 % | 3 |
| SPIKEDHAIR | 3 % | 10 |
| SHUTS | 3 % | 5 |
| SECURES | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Locks up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lock up
- lockup
- locking
- locked up
- lockage
- locked
- freezes
- lockdown
- immobilizing
- padlocked
- locked in
- lockable
Crossword Answer definitions
JAILS noun- A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
- Confinement in a jail.
- The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
- In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
- (FreeBSD) A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.
- To imprison.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result JAILS
- Cages for some birds?
- Holding cells
- Cans
- Slammers
- Establishments with bars
- Locks up
- Lockups
- Places for certain birds?
- Puts behind bars
- Puts away
More clues leading to the result HAIR
- "Aquarius" musical
- Barber's concern
- Head topper
- Slightest of margins
- Stuffing for a mattress
- 1967 rock musical
- Source of Samson's strength
- 1968 rock musical
- It grows on you
- Rock musical
More clues leading to the result ICES
- Finishes cupcakes
- Summer coolers
- Frozen desserts
- Rubs out
- Summer treat
- Boardwalk coolers
- Covers a cake
- So-called Italian desserts
- Sorbets
- Treats (a sprain)
More clues leading to the result SEWS
- Uses a Singer
- Fixes a seam
- Secures buttons
- Does some zigzags, perhaps
- Bourguignon and bigos, e.g.
- Stitches
- Puts in 12 Down
- Does needlework
- Wields a needle
- Adds a button, maybe
More clues leading to the result CAGES
- Batting backstops
- MMA fight locales
- Zoo features
- Batting-practice areas
- Escape artists' props
- Where canaries crash?
- Homes for hamsters
- Canaries' quarters
- Pet store purchases
- Bar rooms?
More clues leading to the result SHUTSIN
More clues leading to the result EMBARS
More clues leading to the result BUN
- Frank holder
- Dog's spot
- Patty's escort?
- Coif in a coil
- Dog holder
- Chignon
- Big Mac part
- Bread roll
- Knot on one's head
- Hot-dog place?
More clues leading to the result SPIKEDHAIR
More clues leading to the result SHUTS
- Closes down
- Secures
- Pulls to
- Closes
- Bars or bolts
- Locks up
- Seals
- Closes up
- Turns (off)
- Suspends operations, with "down"