Fault setter tried ungracefully to defend Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEMERIT Fault setter tried ungracefully to defend (7)
4% DROVEAT Tried to convey (7) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
4% JUDGY Overly fault-finding (5) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
4% TASTES Tries a bite of (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
4% DOGLEG Setter, for example, setter going round bend (6) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 14, 2025
4% LOEB Leopold's co-defendant (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
4% SAN ___ Andreas Fault (3) Universal Oct 11, 2025
4% CULPRIT Person at fault (7) (7) Puzzler Oct 9, 2025
4% CULPA Mea __: acknowledgment of fault (5) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
4% SUN Our setter? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
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