The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAPTURES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2001.
Takes prisoner crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CAPTURES | 50 % | 8 |
| SEIZES | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Takes prisoner
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- captor
- seized
- held
- irons
- time
- optimist
- take
- address
- addressing
- adultery
- alternate
- alternating
Crossword Answer definitions
CAPTURES noun- An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
- The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
- Something that has been captured; a captive.
- The recording or storage of something for later playback.
- A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
- To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
- To reproduce convincingly.
- To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
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