Clues for the word "PRISONER"
We've had 33 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 37 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on January 12, 2026.
Definition of prisoner
- n. - One who is confined in a prison.
- n. - A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court.
Referring Clues
- Jean Valjean, at the start of "Les Misérables"
- Ward denizen
- Jailhouse lawyer, for example
- Con
- Captive
- Jean Valjean, e.g.
- Jailbird
- Brody was one on "Homeland"
- Cell user
- Kidnappee, e.g.
- Person doing porridge?
- Senior PR (anag) - one in detention
- Can resident regularly reveal porkies on TV show?
- I'm inside right: little prince is one first
- Inmate doing porridge
- Hostage, for example
- May need irons released to participate in exercise, right?
- Person behind bars
- One might be kept in 2 x 2
- He's held to be responsible for an offence
- Nosy parker adopts child of convict
- Edmond Dantès, e.g., before becoming the Count of Monte Cristo
- Heading for penitentiary and walls of Rochester, is one inside?
- Captive boy held hostage by intruder
- Convict is entering face down to the right
- One inside piano is one within rights
- Criminal person, one inside, ending in slammer
- Person held captive
- Hostage
- Heading for rehabilitation, is one held within Pollsmoor's walls?
- Al Capone was one in Alcatraz
- "Orange Is the New Black" extra
- Inmate
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - January 12, 2026
- Daily Quick - May 10, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 22, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 12, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 10, 2023
- Daily Quick - January 12, 2018
- Washington Post Sunday - December 03, 2017
- Daily Quick - May 10, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - April 12, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - September 21, 2016
- Guardian Quick - July 16, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - June 27, 2016
- New York Times - July 02, 2015
- Guardian Quick - February 07, 2015
- LA Times - February 01, 2015
- New York Times - September 15, 2014
- Guardian Prize - April 26, 2014
- Guardian Quick - June 01, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - June 21, 2011
- Netword - August 21, 2010
- Guardian Quick - August 19, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - January 18, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - January 23, 2008
- Guardian Prize - November 03, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - May 15, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - March 06, 2007
- Netword - February 17, 2006
- New York Times - August 09, 2005
- And in 7 more crossword puzzles...