The Clue
Con's confines (4 letter answer)
The Answer
JAIL
Tags
Notes
The answer JAIL is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bridewell
Calaboose
Clink
Cooler
Incarcerate
Lift:elevator::bridewell:___
Lockup
Prison
Slammer
Stir
One corner in Monopoly
Fine alternative
"Go directly to ___"
Kind of bird
Lock up
Monopoly corner
Monopoly square
Sing Sing is one
Slammer; stir
Square in Monopoly
"Big house," e.g.
Corner after "GO"
One corner of a Monopoly board
One corner on a Monopoly board
Corner Monopoly square
Corner square in Monopoly
Kind of bird or bait
Monopoly corner square
Set in "Die Fledermaus"
"The Usual Suspects" setting
O. Henry slept here
First corner after "Go" in Monopoly
Definition
JAIL as a noun:
1. (jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey) = a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
JAIL as a verb:
1. (imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand) = lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"