Minders given conflicting directions for protecting orphan (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Minders given conflicting directions for protecting orphan (7) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NANNIES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NANNIES Minders given conflicting directions for protecting orphan (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 8, 2025
5% AUPAIR Child minder (2,4) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 27, 2025
5% WELCOME Appreciated little protection for Malcolm, orphaned and left out (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
5% HEIDI Orphan of the Alps (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
5% WAIF Orphan (4) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
4% WEST Direction (4) (4) Mirror Quick Nov 9, 2025
4% TUTELAGE Protective influence (8) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
4% ARMOR Knight's protection (5) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
4% HELMET Protective hat (6) The Times Concise Nov 5, 2025
4% WARS Conflicts "declared" (4) Newsday Nov 2, 2025

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