Defence playing worst during time off Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BREASTWORK Defence playing worst during time off (10) The Times Cryptic Feb 14, 2022
3% STALL Play for time (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 27, 2025
3% SERGE Worsted fabric (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 23, 2025
3% ALIBI Legal defence (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 15, 2025
3% NOTT John ____ was defence secretary during the Falklands war (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 23, 2025
2% TROT Horse's gait needing time to go off (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 11, 2026
2% VACATION Time off that you might spend at the beach (8)
2% GAIN Not for the first time, 20% is skimmed off top as profit (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
2% PERPETUALLY For a change, play lute all the time (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
2% NEVER At no time (5) Commuter Jan 7, 2026

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