Sailor dined with troops there at the start of suppression (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABATEMENT Sailor dined with troops there at the start of suppression (9) (9)
6% TAR Started with sailor (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Sep 20, 2025
6% STIFLES Suppresses or smothers (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025
6% ELIDE Suppress or abridge (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2025
6% SUPS Dines (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 7, 2025
5% AYE Sailor's assent (3)
5% EATEN Dined (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 15, 2025
5% AHOY Sailor's greeting (4) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
5% SALTY Down-to-earth sailor starts yawning (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 12, 2025
5% UPFORCRABS Excited to dine at the seafood restaurant? (10) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
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