Puts behind bars
The crossword clue "Puts behind bars" is answered by JAILS, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
JAILS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the JAILS answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 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.
- CAGESUP (1 uses in xd)
- ENCAGES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for JAILS
Every other clue in this collection answered by JAILS, most used first.
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.
- Puts away - STOWS, used 57 times
- Puts in the mail - SENDS, used 50 times
- Come from behind - RALLY, used 38 times
- Puts the kibosh on - NIXES, used 37 times
- Lag behind - TRAIL, used 36 times
- Behind bars - CAGED, used 29 times
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