Intimidation of Chief of Staff by Prudence on manoeuvres (5,7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCARETACTICS Intimidation of Chief of Staff by Prudence on manoeuvres (5,7) (12) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 19, 2025
5% PLOY Tactical manoeuvre (4) Puzzler Backwords Jun 4, 2026
5% RUDE Prudence gets discourteous (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic May 9, 2026
5% WISEST The ultimate in prudence (6) Newsday Apr 30, 2026
5% BROWBEAT Intimidate (8) The Telegraph Quick Apr 6, 2026
5% DAUNT Intimidate (5) Commuter Mar 31, 2026
4% POLE European staff (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jun 3, 2026
4% BONEHEAD Idiot, manager of skeleton staff? (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 2, 2026
4% THREAT Intimidation that restricts Royal Engineers (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic May 29, 2026
4% OVERAWE Old weaver manoeuvring cow (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed May 28, 2026

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