Axe penetrates once he's splintered shield Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESCUTCHEON Axe penetrates once he's splintered shield (10) The Times Cryptic May 8, 2025
6% PIERCE Lance, penetrate (6) The Times Concise Nov 15, 2025
6% SECTS Splinter groups (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 2025
6% HEWN Axed (4) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
6% HATCHET Axe (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 26, 2025
6% SHARDS Splinters (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
6% ENTER Penetrate (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
5% WHAUDEN "The Shield of Achilles" poet (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 19, 2025
5% CLEAVE Split with an axe (6) Commuter Nov 15, 2025
5% NOW "At once!" (3) The Telegraph Mini Oct 23, 2025

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