Bewilderment gripping the Pentagon? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFENSEFOG Bewilderment gripping the Pentagon? (10) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2016
5% SEAM Baseball gripping aid (4) LA Times Daily Mar 8, 2026
5% PLIERS Gripping implement (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 17, 2026
4% DOD Pentagon org. that added a secondary name in 2025 (3) New York Times Midi Mar 16, 2026
4% NOVICE Trainee has nothing that will grip (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 14, 2026
4% ASPERSION Vilification when individual gets to grips with another? (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 6, 2026
4% PLATE For the win in baseball, step on this flat, pentagonal slab, also known as a home base, to score your run! (5)
4% HOLDALL Contain everything in grip (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Feb 20, 2026
4% SURRENDER Give up resistance in the grip of nurse with red pants (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 17, 2026
4% EXERCISE English king in grip of tax problem (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 13, 2026

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