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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NANNIES Minders given conflicting directions for protecting orphan (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 8, 2025
5% MELEE Confused conflict (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 4, 2026
5% WAR Conflict (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 26, 2026
5% CLASH Come into conflict (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 23, 2026
5% TORN Conflicted (4) USA Today Jan 31, 2026
5% BATTLE Conflict (6) The Times Concise Jan 28, 2026
4% DUEL Owing to student conflict (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Mar 18, 2026
4% GRATIS Given as a gift (6) LA Times Daily Mar 16, 2026
4% TRUENORTH Real direction? (9) The Telegraph Quick Mar 15, 2026
4% ARENA Field of conflict (5) (5) Puzzler Mar 12, 2026

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