Defend prisoner swallowing meat pie, nearly (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHAMPION Defend prisoner swallowing meat pie, nearly (8) (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 14, 2024
6% PEA Meat pie morsel (3)
5% SKY Pie in the __ (3) LA Times Daily Sep 29, 2025
5% CAN Prison (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
5% ALA Pie ___ mode (3) New York Times Sep 29, 2025
5% CELL (Prison [?)phone] (4) USA Today Quick Sep 25, 2025
5% ELEVEN Nearly a dozen (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Sep 22, 2025
5% MOST Nearly all (4) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2025
5% AJAR Nearly closed (4) Universal Sep 21, 2025
5% LIME Key __ pie (4) Newsday Sep 17, 2025

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