Desperately wants to protect suffering hero Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACHILLES Desperately wants to protect suffering hero (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 13, 2023
3% ILL Suffering (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 23, 2025
3% AIL Suffer (3) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2025
3% CRAVE Desperately want to be less than wholly cowardly (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 8, 2025
3% INCUR Suffer (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 4, 2025
3% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
3% HARDUP Desperate (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2025
2% LEANDER Hero's lover (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 27, 2025
2% IDOL Hero (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
2% IDOLS Heroes (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 24, 2025

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