He's taken on terrible combat, making great sacrifice Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HECATOMB He's taken on terrible combat, making great sacrifice (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 9, 2023
59% WAR Combat (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 24, 2025
59% GAMBIT Chess sacrifice (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
59% FORGO Sacrifice (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 30, 2025
56% MRRIGHTNOW He's great for the time being (10) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
56% LASERTAG Light combat? (8) The Atlantic Jan 8, 2026
56% MACTAT He sacrifices and honours, but also punishes and destroys (6) The Times O Tempora Nov 22, 2025
54% FIERCE Savage foiled - rocked after making regular sacrifices (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
54% LIST "He's making a ___ and checking it twice" (4) The Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
54% BAD Terrible (3) Commuter Dec 8, 2025

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