One held in a house with broken gates?(7 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “One held in a house with broken gates?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 27th October 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to HOSTAGE
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #6 down One held in a house with broken gates? (7) 27th October 2025
- #7 down Prisoner (7) 20th September 2024
- #13 down Captive (7) 9th November 2023
- #21 down Kidnapped person (7) 23rd August 2023
- #37 across He was captured many years after (7) 26th August 2022
- #6 down One held in a house with broken gates? (7) 5th May 2020
- #7 down Prisoner (7) 27th July 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 27th October 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Business vehicle? (5)
- #2 down Ticket for the second match (6)
- #3 down Happen to roll up with a bigwig? (6)
- #4 down Oh, her ~n she sounds all right (3)
- #5 down Do a recce, there's a good chap (5)
- #6 across There's one in outer Hackney, darling (5)
- #7 down Except for being unique (4)
- #8 down There's no longer a tree, perhaps, in town (6)
- #9 across Peaceful and calm for days (7)
- #10 across The odd street light? (5)