Defence cuts (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRENCHES Defence cuts (8) (8)
84% TRENCH One of the defence cuts? (6) (6)
63% WALPOLE British statesman getting stick after defence cut (7) The Times Cryptic May 25, 2017
10% RAMPART Knock section of the defence (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Nov 6, 2026
10% ATTACK Proverbially, this is the best form of defence (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 11, 2026
10% ALIBI Courtroom defence (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 27, 2026
9% ALINE Dress cut (5) New York Times Nov 9, 2026
9% LOIN Cut of meat (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2026
9% FELL Cut down (4) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 8, 2026
9% SKIMP Cut corners (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 7, 2026
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