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Ransom Crossword Clue

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97%6Exact Match!
verb

• save from sins

• restore the honor or worth of

• to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange

• exchange or buy back for money; under threat

• pay off (loans or promissory notes)

• convert into cash; of commercial papers

75%6Exact Match!
noun

• robbery at gunpoint

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

31%11 Sum paid for the release of a kidnapped person
noun

• money demanded for the return of a captured person

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times28 Mar 1998 Down 41
New York Times03 Apr 1991 Across 42
New York Times30 Sep 1979 Across 26
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