The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word POWS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2003.
WWII captives crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POWS | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: WWII captives
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- detainees
- pows
- prisoner
- prisoners
- analects
- cage
- captive
- cartel
- compound
- concentration camp
- contraband
- eichmann
Crossword Answer definitions
POWS noun- A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- A formal election.
- A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
- (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
- (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
- The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
- The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
- A pet parrot.
- (Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
- The fine particles which are the result of reducing dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
- A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
- An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
- A very pale blue colour.
- Freshly fallen, uncompacted snow, especially in the context of Alpine skiing
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