Ancient weapon with which a Scottish detective protects Queen (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ancient weapon with which a Scottish detective protects Queen (8) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARQUEBUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARQUEBUS Ancient weapon with which a Scottish detective protects Queen (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 12, 2025
6% CLEOPATRA Ancient Egyptian queen (9) USA Today May 27, 2026
5% BAIRN Scottish infant (5) The Telegraph Quick Jun 11, 2026
5% LEADS Clues, to a detective (5) Universal Jun 10, 2026
5% GLEN Scottish vale (4) The Telegraph Quick Jun 10, 2026
5% LANCE Jousting weapon (5) Eugene Sheffer Jun 10, 2026
5% LAD Scottish boy (3)
5% SABER Cavalry weapon (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 8, 2026
5% UZI Commando weapon (3) Newsday Jun 7, 2026
5% OLD Ancient (3) Newsday Jun 2, 2026

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