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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHD Reward for a successful defense, in brief (3) New York Times Nov 4, 2020
7% PRIZE Reward for success (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 6, 2025
6% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
6% TREAT Reward (5) LA Times Daily Sep 13, 2025
5% COUP Notable success (4) The Times Concise Nov 22, 2025
5% NSC Defense grp. (3) Universal Nov 21, 2025
5% SEAWALL Element of coastal defense (7) LA Times Daily Nov 21, 2025
5% PAIDOFF Resulted in success (7) USA Today Nov 20, 2025
5% WAR Rewarded with conflict (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Nov 19, 2025
5% SLEEPERHIT Deferred success (10) Universal Nov 15, 2025

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