Deputy colonel retreating - indication of hesitation Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCUM Deputy colonel retreating - indication of hesitation (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 14, 2026
5% AIDE Deputy (4) LA Times Daily Sep 9, 2026
4% SECONDBANANA Deputy, in slang * (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2026
4% HEWHO "-- hesitates is lost" (5) Premier Sunday Oct 11, 2026
4% AKA Alias indicator (3) Newsday Oct 11, 2026
4% ASHRAM Guru's retreat (6) Universal Oct 9, 2026
4% POINTER Indicator (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 7, 2026
4% SIGNAL Symbolic indication (6) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2026
4% NEEDY Originally called deputy vacuous and insecure (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 5, 2026
4% SHY Hesitant around strangers (3) LA Times Daily Oct 4, 2026

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