Country's defender, 3 smothered in a bit of butter Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Country's defender, 3 smothered in a bit of butter last seen in Guardian 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PATRIOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PATRIOT Country's defender, 3 smothered in a bit of butter (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 26, 2022
74% PAT Bit of butter (3)
71% PATS Bits of butter (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 4, 2025
66% STIFLES Suppresses or smothers (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025
66% STIFLE Smother (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 25, 2025
60% KNIFE Butter ___ (5) New York Times Mini Oct 13, 2025
60% GAG Smother crack (3) The Times Cryptic Jul 16, 2025
57% SPREADS Butter and jam (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 20, 2025
57% GHEE Clarified butter (4) USA Today Oct 19, 2025
57% CHURN Make butter (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025

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