Military force is crazy in the absence of leader (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARMY Military force is crazy in the absence of leader (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 24, 2025
7% LACK Absence (4) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
7% EAR Military force (3) USA Today Quick Jan 1, 2026
7% ARMYGENERAL Force leader (11) Wall Street Journal Dec 17, 2025
6% NUTS Crazy (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 20, 2026
6% SILENCE Absence of sound (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 16, 2026
6% EASE Absence of effort (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 12, 2026
6% RESERVE Military force evacuated refuge before first strike? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 12, 2026
6% COLOUR Tone evident in scowl by military leader (6) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 3, 2026
6% REDARMY Military force first created by Leon Trotsky (3,4) (7) The Guardian Weekend Jan 17, 2026

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