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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

JUG
A large bottle with a narrow mouth

JET
An artificially produced flow of water

4 letters

JAIL
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

GAOL
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

5 letters

TRAIL
Evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

DELAY
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

STAVE
A crosspiece between the legs of a chair

TARRY
Leave slowly and hesitantly

COVER
The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

6 letters

REMAND
The act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

LOITER
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

IMMURE
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

DAWDLE
Waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"

7 letters

PUTAWAY
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"

CONVICT
A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

INTERIM
The time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

8 letters

MEANTIME
The time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

INSULATE
Protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

SLOWDOWN
Lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"

FALLBACK
To break off a military action with an enemy

IMPRISON
Confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

INTERVAL
The distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

PRISONER
A person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

STRAGGLE
A wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"

9 letters

MEANWHILE
The time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

10 letters

FALLBEHIND
Retreat

DILLYDALLY
Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

11 letters

INCARCERATE
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

RETARDATION
The act of slowing down or falling behind

13 letters

PUTBEHINDBARS
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"