Protective measure, as argued, originally shielding female Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAFEGUARD Protective measure, as argued, originally shielding female (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 9, 2015
5% DONTATME "Argue with the wall" (8) The Atlantic Feb 12, 2026
5% PROTECT Shield, e.g. (7) Wall Street Journal Feb 7, 2026
5% SCREEN Shield (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 5, 2026
5% STEEP Expensive measure to protect Spain (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 26, 2026
5% AEGIS Shield of Zeus (5) LA Times Mini Jan 18, 2026
5% HASWORDS Argues (with) (8) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
5% DISPUTE Argue (7) New York Times Dec 9, 2025
4% MASK Goalie's protection (4) Newsday Feb 18, 2026
4% UNCUT Of the original length (5) The Times Concise Feb 16, 2026

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Protective measure, as argued, originally shielding female Crossword Clue
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