Behind bars
The crossword clue "Behind bars" is answered by CAGED, a 5-letter entry. Used 29 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CAGED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CAGED answer page.
Used 29 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- INJAIL (6 uses in xd)
- INSTIR (6 uses in xd)
- JAILED (3 uses in xd)
- ENCAGED (2 uses in xd)
- FATBOTTOMED (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Come from behind - RALLY, used 38 times
- Lag behind - TRAIL, used 36 times
- Behind the times - PASSE, used 25 times
- Following behind - INTOW, used 23 times
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