Battle of WWII: a major shot having lost war (3,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IWOJIMA Battle of WWII: a major shot having lost war (3,4) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
6% STLO WWII battle site in Normandy (4) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% UBOAT WWII sub (5) LA Times Daily Jan 25, 2026
5% ARMAGEDDON The last battle * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 23, 2026
5% BALACLAVA Battle headgear (9) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 22, 2026
5% SIEGE Battle of Vicksburg in the Civil War, e.g. (5) New York Times Jan 14, 2026
5% NATO Post-WWII alliance (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 14, 2026
5% LIONSSHARE Majority (10) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
5% TIS "___ better to have loved and lost ..." (3) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
5% ALTERED Shifted and hesitated having lost head (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026

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