Force states to surrender capital, when in retreat Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRESS Force states to surrender capital, when in retreat (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 25, 2015
6% CEDED Surrendered (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
6% CAPITULATION Surrender; or when prefixed with "re-'", a summary (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 2, 2025
6% CEDE Surrender (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
6% KANSAS Topeka is the state capital of ____ (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% SARAWAK State of Malaysia on Borneo; capital Kuching (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 5, 2025
5% ASHRAM Religious retreat (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
5% TIFF Attack retreating force showing little fight (4) The Times Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
5% DES Head word of a state capital (3) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
5% DEN Snug retreat (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025

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