Defenders lied wickedly showing lapse in morals Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKSLIDE Defenders lied wickedly showing lapse in morals (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 27, 2016
2% AESOP Storyteller with morals (5) USA Today Feb 19, 2026
2% ETHICAL Moral (7) (7) Mirror Quick Feb 18, 2026
2% ETHICS Moral values (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 18, 2026
2% BACK Rugby or football defender (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
2% DELUDES Lies to (7) Commuter Feb 14, 2026
2% OSLO Capital city with the She Lies sculpture (4) USA Today Feb 12, 2026
2% ESAI Actor Morales (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 9, 2026
2% ANTI Prefix with "virus" for a digital defender (4)
2% MISSPOKE Lied, in euphemism (8) Wall Street Journal Feb 4, 2026

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