Historically, a freely revolving beam fitted with spikes, erected for defence Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HERISSON Historically, a freely revolving beam fitted with spikes, erected for defence (8)
4% ROTATE Revolve (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
4% SHONE Beamed (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
4% RAY Beam (3) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
4% TWIRL Revolve (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 22, 2025
4% ORBITED Revolved around (7) Universal Sep 15, 2025
4% ONTAP Freely available (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 14, 2025
4% ROTATED Revolved (7) The Times Concise Sep 13, 2025
4% ALIBI Legal defence (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 12, 2025
4% SPUN Revolved (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
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