Gun emplacement briefly protecting this country's defensive assets (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NUKES Gun emplacement briefly protecting this country's defensive assets (5)
6% MERCS Hired guns, briefly (5) Universal Nov 4, 2025
6% TURRET Gun emplacement (6) The Sun Two Speed Apr 5, 2019
6% NESTS Gun emplacements (5)
5% ESTATES Assets coming from eastern countries (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 7, 2026
5% PLUS Asset (4) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
5% SON "__ of a gun!" (3) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
5% ALIBI Defense strategy (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
5% YESMEN Southern country protected chaps crawling (3-3) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
5% MALAWI Reform a law intended to protect the country (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
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