Retreats in a jiffy, coming back to protect king (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOOKS Retreats in a jiffy, coming back to protect king (5) (5)
7% LUBE Jiffy ___ (4) USA Today Sep 15, 2025
6% ERASE Get rid of king with moderate protection (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
6% TEEM Come across coming back, and come down (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
6% WITHDRAW Retreat (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 30, 2025
6% DENS Retreats (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 25, 2025
6% IRAQ Current king and queen protecting a country (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
6% REVENISSE To have come back (9) The Times O Tempora Sep 13, 2025
6% USEALOT Keep coming back to (7) Newsday Aug 24, 2025
6% SASE Correspondence come-back (4) Newsday Aug 9, 2025
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