Beset by awful brutes, act to construct defences Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Beset by awful brutes, act to construct defences last seen in Telegraph 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 REDOUBTS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REDOUBTS Beset by awful brutes, act to construct defences (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 7, 2017
5% BOOR Brute (4) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
4% REEK Smell awful (4) Commuter Nov 8, 2025
4% WEB Spider's construction (3)
4% ODOR Awful smell (4) Universal Nov 5, 2025
4% OHNO "How awful!" (4) Universal Nov 4, 2025
4% TENT Camper's construction (4) New York Times Mini Nov 3, 2025
4% SUCKED Was just awful (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
4% STINK Smell awful (5) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
4% EGO Freudian construct (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025

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