Extremely tough skill, fencing with foil (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THWART Extremely tough skill, fencing with foil (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 27, 2024
6% ALCOA Foil giant (5) LA Times Mini Jan 29, 2026
6% EPEE Foil's kin (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 28, 2026
6% ADEPT Completely skilled, fit guards extremely dependable (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
6% PLOTS They might be foiled (5) New York Times Jan 21, 2026
6% WISE Morecambe's foil (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 21, 2026
6% SABER Foil alternative (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 15, 2026
6% THWARTED Foiled (8) The Times Concise Nov 5, 2025
6% EPEES Fencing foils (5)
5% DEFT Skilled (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026

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