One prosecuting spies imprisons a hundred, one with suspended death sentence (8)

Guardian Cryptic #29754 | 6 Down | 2025-07-23
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

DA (district attoney, so "one prosecuting") + MOLES ("spies") imprisons C (a hundred in Roman numerals) The "suspended death sentence" refers to the "sword of Damocles".

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