Curved knife used by Gurkhas retained in Kirkuk, ritually (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KUKRI Curved knife used by Gurkhas retained in Kirkuk, ritually (5) (5)
4% SHEATH Cover for a knife (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
4% LINEAR Not curved (6) Universal Oct 3, 2025
4% ARC Curve (3) Universal Sep 25, 2025
4% ALTAR Table for rituals (5) Commuter Sep 19, 2025
4% KEPT Retained (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 4, 2025
4% KEEP Retain (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 3, 2025
4% RITE Ritual (4) (4) Mirror Quick Aug 29, 2025
4% KEEPING Retaining (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 19, 2025
4% OATHS Trial rituals (5) Newsday Aug 14, 2025
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