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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FORTIFICATIONS Defences protecting island in fact I sort of designed (14) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 24, 2025
2% SECURE Protected (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
2% SAFE Protected (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
2% GIVEN Established fact (5) New York Times Dec 20, 2025
2% LIE Fact-checker's woe (3) Universal Dec 19, 2025
2% TRUE Based on fact (4) (4) Mirror Classic Dec 18, 2025
2% ALIBI Legal defence (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 15, 2025
2% NATO Multinational defence organisation (4) The Telegraph Mini Dec 15, 2025
2% LEVEE Protective bank (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
2% DEFENCE Protection (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 10, 2025

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