Prelude to missile attack, perhaps, not unknown in region of Ireland Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COUNTDOWN Prelude to missile attack, perhaps, not unknown in region of Ireland (9) The Times Cryptic Mar 25, 2015
5% GOAL Tender prelude? (4) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
5% LEDUP Was a prelude (to) (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
5% PELT Attack with snowballs, perhaps (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 6, 2025
4% TRIPLEJUMP Sports event: Attack! Attack! Attack! (10) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 29, 2026
4% PUCK Pro sports missile (4) Newsday Jan 29, 2026
4% TOMB ___ of the Unknown Soldier (4) New York Times Jan 27, 2026
4% RAID Attack (4) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 25, 2026
4% SICS Urges to attack, with "on" (4) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
4% SIEGE Persistent attack (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2026

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