Removes children, withdrawn over inadequate service (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DELETES Removes children, withdrawn over inadequate service (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% WONTDO Is inadequate (6) The Atlantic Apr 19, 2026
5% KIDS Children (4) Eugene Sheffer Apr 21, 2026
5% ISSUE Children, formally (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 20, 2026
5% MILNE AA for children? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 17, 2026
5% PEOPLE Women and children (6) Newsday Apr 8, 2026
5% LIMITED Sort of company that's inadequate? (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 1, 2026
5% INSUFFICIENT Inadequate, not enough (12) (12) Mirror Classic Mar 29, 2026
5% ELEVEN England collapse over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over (10) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 27, 2026
5% ASSAM Tea service adult knocked over (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 25, 2026

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