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
7% LEYTE Gulf in a WWII battle (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 17, 2026
6% DOMO Major-___ (big shot) (4) New York Times Midi Aug 1, 2026
6% MATCHWITS Have an intellectual battle (with) (9) Wall Street Journal Jul 8, 2026
5% UBOAT WWII vessel (5) Newsday Aug 20, 2026
5% DDAY Critical moment in WWII (4) Universal Aug 19, 2026
5% IWO Battle of ___ Jima (3) Universal Aug 17, 2026
5% PANZER German WWII tank (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 14, 2026
5% VIE Battle (for) (3) LA Times Daily Aug 13, 2026
5% URSA ___ Major (4) New York Times Aug 9, 2026

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