Orders for ship to detain soldiers getting tense (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SORTS Orders for ship to detain soldiers getting tense (5) (5)
6% SLOWEDDOWN Detained, by definition (10) Newsday May 16, 2026
6% DEBARKS Gets off, as a ship (7) The New Yorker Mini May 7, 2026
6% WAYLAID Detained (7) Eugene Sheffer Feb 13, 2026
5% EDICT That's an order! (5) The Atlantic May 25, 2026
5% DROSS Medic to circle ship getting worthless stuff (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic May 24, 2026
5% BADE Ordered (4) New York Times May 21, 2026
5% TRAVELLED Undertook a journey tense, then unwound (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 21, 2026
5% SENT Shipped (4) USA Today May 20, 2026
5% LEANT Thin and tense, had a rest (5) The Times Cryptic May 19, 2026
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