Head off the wretched child who will be a deserter (3) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RAT Head off the wretched child who will be a deserter (3) (3)
7% AVERT Head off (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025
6% INNER Private champion's heading off (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 8, 2025
6% DEAN Head Dane off (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
6% ABANDON Desert (7) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
6% IMP Mischievous child heading off weak person (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 20, 2025
5% SON Male child (3) Commuter Nov 12, 2025
5% GIRL Child (4) (4) Mirror Quick Nov 11, 2025
5% DUNE Desert mound (4) Universal Nov 10, 2025
5% ARID Desert descriptor (4) Universal Nov 10, 2025
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