Safe In Sordid Foreign Jail Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) • a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
	28%	4		Sort who isn't safe around a safe
	noun • A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.
	23%	6		Sordid affair
	noun • a vaguely specified concern • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people

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Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic02 Nov 2009	Across 14
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