Commanding Officer in need altered first part of secret ciphers (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ENCODES Commanding Officer in need altered first part of secret ciphers (7) (7)
8% CODE Secret cipher that needs to be cracked (4)
5% HELMS Command posts (5) New York Times Oct 23, 2025
5% ORDERS Commands; arranges (6) The Times Concise Oct 21, 2025
5% CACHE Secret stash (5) Commuter Oct 21, 2025
5% ACTI First part of a play (4) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
5% COME Canine command (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 13, 2025
5% SICEM Canine command (5) The Washington Post Mini Oct 13, 2025
5% CODED Put into a cipher (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 12, 2025
5% SATON Kept secret (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
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