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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FENCE Set up barrier for illicit trader (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 10, 2016
3% GEAR Tackle illicit drugs (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 12, 2026
3% ENTRAPS Sets up (7) LA Times Daily Jun 4, 2026
3% FENCES Middlemen in illicit transactions (6) New York Times Jun 4, 2026
3% WALL Barrier (4) LA Times Daily Jun 1, 2026
3% MOONSHINER Illicit trader. (10)
2% INSTA Briefly set up social media site, briefly (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 15, 2026
2% GROYNE Barrier erected on a beach (6) The Times Concise Jul 14, 2026
2% MALTESE Islander from Lindisfarne set laminator up (7) The Times Cryptic Jul 14, 2026
2% IRONCURTAIN Metaphorical Cold War barrier (11) New York Times Jul 13, 2026

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