Deputy's shortcoming (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VICE Deputy's shortcoming (4) (4)
90% LOCUM Deputy doctor (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
90% DEFECT Rebel's shortcoming (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Nov 17, 2025
82% PRIOR Monastery's deputy head (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 25, 2025
82% ANGELA Former deputy PM Rayner (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 24, 2025
77% ESS S (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
77% CLAMMY Cold Deputy PM is unpleasantly damp (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
77% NUMBERTWO Unfeeling, wrote off deputy (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
73% SPACE The "S" of NASA (5) New York Times Dec 29, 2025
73% SALT S, as in shaker (4) New York Times Mini Dec 23, 2025
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