A politician once needing independent defence in law Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI A politician once needing independent defence in law (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 6, 2017
3% APART Independently (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
3% IMPALED Independent politician having drink with Democrat is transfixed (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
2% LEGIT Lawful, informally (5) LA Times Mini Dec 16, 2025
2% ENACT Put into law (5) LA Times Daily Dec 16, 2025
2% NATO Multinational defence organisation (4) The Telegraph Mini Dec 15, 2025
2% UPON "Once ___ a time ..." (4)
2% ORDER Lawfulness (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 13, 2025
2% EDO Tokyo, once (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
2% ANEW Once more (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025

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