Painstaking cover-up — it protects dope Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DILIGENT Painstaking cover-up — it protects dope (8)
5% APRONS Kitchen cover-ups (6) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2026
5% SUITED Dressed up, took court action to protect it (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 24, 2026
5% ASSEMBLY Company skilfully covering bungle up (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 14, 2026
5% BLACKMAIL Crime book to need protective covering (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 13, 2026
5% SHELL Hawk protects hard covering of an egg (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 11, 2026
5% INFO Some pain for dope (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Aug 10, 2026
5% SAFEGUARD Protect (9) New York Times Midi Jul 18, 2026
5% DEFEND Protect (6) The Times Concise Jul 11, 2026
5% SHELTER Protect (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 11, 2026
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