Defender of Italian wine kept in bond, for the most part Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BASTION Defender of Italian wine kept in bond, for the most part (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 22, 2019
6% ASTI Sparkling Italian wine (4) LA Times Mini Sep 25, 2026
6% TASTIEST Italian wine, in trial, was the most flavoursome (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 17, 2026
6% MARSALA Wine in Italian sauces (7) Newsday Jul 28, 2026
6% PROSECCO Italian sparkling wine (8) Eugene Sheffer Jul 23, 2026
5% PALESTRINA Iran bamboozled by most sickly Italian scorer (10) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 23, 2026
5% TEMPO It's kept by a metronome (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2026
5% AAA Bond rating (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 18, 2026
5% STOCKS Bond alternatives (6) New York Times Sep 17, 2026
5% FUSE Bond, say (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2026

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