Cause of delay, if rejected, gets the Guardian in terrible mess Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FILIBUSTERER Cause of delay, if rejected, gets the Guardian in terrible mess (12) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 16, 2024
5% SPURN Reject (5) LA Times Daily Jan 6, 2026
5% TRUSTEE Guardian (7) Puzzler Backwords Jan 2, 2026
5% WAIT Delay (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
5% HASHISH Drug causes his getting covered in mess (7) (7) The Guardian Quiptic Dec 21, 2025
5% CLE Guardians, on a scoreboard (3) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
5% BAD Terrible (3) Commuter Dec 8, 2025
5% NOS Rejections (3) USA Today Dec 6, 2025
5% SPLATTER Cause a mess, as with frying oil (8) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
4% NURSE Perhaps tender sweetheart's pass gets rejected (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026

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