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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHRAPNEL Henry ___, British Army officer who invented the exploding shell (8) New York Times Nov 20, 2017
6% COLONEL Army officer (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 21, 2026
6% OTHERRANKS British army soldiers who are not commissioned officers (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 2, 2026
5% CONSTABLE British police officer (9) LA Times Daily Jul 20, 2026
5% BROWNE British Indian Army officer Samuel J ____ (1824-1901) invented a type of belt (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 21, 2026
5% FIELDMARSHAL Army officer (5,7) (12) Mirror Classic Jun 16, 2026
4% ICI Here, to Henri (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 25, 2026
4% SWISS __ army knife (5) Commuter Aug 21, 2026
4% JETHROTULL Agriculturist who invented the seed-drill (10) The Times Concise Aug 15, 2026
4% SAS Special forces unit of the British Army (3) (3) The Guardian Weekend Aug 15, 2026

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