Safety procedure needed when digging up pavement? (4,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KERBDRILL Safety procedure needed when digging up pavement? (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 2, 2025
6% HOLE Stop digging when in one! (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 17, 2026
6% EXHUME Dig up (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 19, 2025
6% DREDGE Dig (up) (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
5% TEST Lab procedure (4) USA Today Jan 28, 2026
5% NEST Cheep digs? (4) LA Times Daily Jan 28, 2026
5% OATHS Promissory procedures (5) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
5% IGLOO Cold digs (5) Universal Jan 20, 2026
5% REFUGE Place of safety (6) The Times Concise Jan 16, 2026
5% ROTE Habitual procedure (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 16, 2026

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