Proper defeat, lacking time to break fiendish codes Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DECOROUS Proper defeat, lacking time to break fiendish codes (8)
5% PRIM Proper (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
5% NSA Code-breaking org. (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 13, 2026
5% DDAY Make-or-break time (4) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
5% AMORAL Lacking ethical codes (6) USA Today Nov 8, 2025
4% TAKETHEL Accept defeat (8) The Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
4% LOSES Suffers defeat, say (5)
4% LOSERS Defeated contestants (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jan 31, 2026
4% DRUB Soundly defeat (4) Commuter Jan 29, 2026
4% MORSE Code name? (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 28, 2026
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