Protective measures taken when vacuous dope waves sword around Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFENCES Protective measures taken when vacuous dope waves sword around (8)
3% AREAS Measures taken by builders (5) Newsday Oct 2, 2025
2% CAVIL Quibble about very vacuous individual (5) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 19, 2025
2% DEGREE Unit used when measuring angles (6) (6) Puzzler Nov 18, 2025
2% POSED Impersonated dopes, oddly (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
2% ARK Flood protection? (3) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
2% DEFEND Protect (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 15, 2025
2% KNEEPAD Gardener's protection when weeding, perhaps (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
2% ANGELO "Measure for Measure" antagonist (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 11, 2025
2% OVENMITT Protection when things are heating up (8) LA Times Daily Nov 8, 2025
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