Deputy taking wrong aims in distress (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISMAY Deputy taking wrong aims in distress (6) (6)
6% ROB Take the wrong way? (3) The Atlantic Aug 29, 2026
6% OBJECT Aim (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 25, 2026
6% ERR Take a wrong turn, say (3) USA Today Aug 16, 2026
6% SOUSCHEF Kitchen deputy (8) LA Times Daily Aug 11, 2026
6% TORMENT Wrong to capture soldiers in distress (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Aug 3, 2026
5% READER Aim of literature? (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Sep 6, 2026
5% TOOTRUE "You're not wrong" (7) The Atlantic Aug 26, 2026
5% AIDE Deputy Viking perhaps flayed (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 26, 2026
5% SOS Distress call (3) TV Aug 23, 2026
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