The Clue
They're loose (8 letter answer)
The Answer
ESCAPEES
Tags
Notes
The answer ESCAPEES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Fugitives
Officially, Alcatraz had none
Definition
ESCAPEE as a noun:
1. someone who escapes
ESCAPE as a verb:
1. (escape, get away, break loose) = run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
2. (miss, escape) = fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
3. (get off, get away, get by, get out, escape) = escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
4. (elude, escape) = be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
5. issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
6. (escape, get away) = remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
7. (scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away) = flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"