Clues for the word "HOSTAGE"
We've had 43 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 68 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on October 27, 2025.
Definition of hostage
- n. - A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.
Referring Clues
- Santa is one in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
- One used to exert pressure
- Bad thing to be held
- Kidnapping victim
- Kidnappee, at times
- One way to be held
- Terrorists' prisoner
- Kidnapped person
- Jack's Mannequin song about holdup victim?
- Detainee - gash toe (anag)
- She-goat (anag)
- One held socks with label inside
- Captive
- He was captured many years after
- One held for ransom
- Pawn, male only entertained by tool
- He was captured and shot escaping a time after
- Many get old in captivity
- One held for money
- Captive held for ransom
- One unwillingly held underwear with mark inside
- He's taken many years
- Garden implement takes type of beetle prisoner
- Reluctant guest hogs tea when it's free
- Human pledge to put label in stockings
- Prisoner in house given storey
- Kidnap victim
- Kidnap captive
- Someone held socks with name inside
- Captive male embracing male with love
- Prisoner has got crack and Ecstasy
- Does his return depend on how old the army is?
- One held captive round Mount after end of speech
- Behan's work hot 1 6 down? On the contrary!
- Terrorist's captive
- One for whom ransom may be paid
- Captive audience at first, say, turning on entertainer
- Prisoner
- Iran detainee of 1979-81
- Way you probably don’t want to be held
- One held in a house with broken gates?
- 2005 Bruce Willis thriller
- A diplomat may negotiate one's release
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - July 20, 2025
- Daily American - June 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 03, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 06, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 15, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 03, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 31, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 20, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - May 28, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 13, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 19, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - March 18, 2024
- Daily American - February 14, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 23, 2024
- Your Life Choices - January 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 09, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - October 29, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - August 26, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - August 23, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - August 06, 2023
- Daily American - June 23, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - June 15, 2023
- Your Life Choices - May 13, 2023
- Your Life Choices - March 10, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - October 22, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 26, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - June 16, 2022
- And in 38 more crossword puzzles...