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
77% PAT Bit of butter (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 10, 2026
74% PATS Bits of butter (4) Commuter Dec 17, 2025
71% DAB Bit of butter (3) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
66% OVERBEAR Smother (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
63% STIFLES Smothers (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 27, 2025
63% STIFLER One smothering (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
60% SHEA __ butter (4) LA Times Daily Feb 3, 2026
60% RAM Frampton's Butter? (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed Nov 2, 2025
57% ARD Butter sub (3) USA Today Quick Feb 14, 2026

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