Attack from south-east with no place to retreat Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SETUPON Attack from south-east with no place to retreat (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 2, 2022
3% CAPEMALAYS South African ethnic group, descendants of free and enslaved Muslims from south-east Asia (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
3% HADAT Attacked (5) Universal Jan 4, 2026
3% DESI From South Asia, perhaps (4) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
3% ASSAILER Attacker (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
3% ITINERANT Travelling from place to place (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 26, 2025
3% INN Roadside retreat (3)
3% LAOS South-east Asian country (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
3% ASSAIL Attack (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 19, 2025
3% ASHRAM Spiritual retreat (6) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025

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