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verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail • confine as if in a prison | ||||
| 55% | 10 | Surname shared by two British politicians, one serving as Prime Minister in the 18th century and the other as Prime Minister in the 19th century | ||
noun • a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) | ||||
| 46% | 9 | Birthplace of British Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath | ||
noun • the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe | ||||
Put In Jail No Sir Prime Minister I Got Totally Set Up
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IMPRISON which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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IMPRISON
Updated: September 1, 2025
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