Painstaking cover-up — it protects dope Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DILIGENT Painstaking cover-up — it protects dope (8)
5% AEGIS Protection (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
5% ROBE Courtroom cover-up? (4) Universal Oct 9, 2025
5% GENII Spirits dope one repeatedly (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
5% SHIELDED Protected (8) The Times Concise Sep 17, 2025
5% SUB Cover transport up (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
5% APRON Puck cover-up (5) Universal Sep 5, 2025
5% SENEGAL Dope turned up in secure country (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 26, 2025
5% CLOT Lump of dope (4) The Times Sunday Cryptic Jul 27, 2025
5% EYELID Cover protecting the organ of sight (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 25, 2025
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