Soldier held up by fire, poor thing Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROOPER Soldier held up by fire, poor thing (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 12, 2017
7% EMMA Stone of "Poor Things" (4) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
6% REV Fire up (3) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
6% REVS Fires up, as an engine (4) LA Times Daily Dec 1, 2025
6% STONE Emma ___, "Poor Things" actress (5)
6% END Wrap things up (3) USA Today Nov 1, 2025
6% HYPER Fired up promoter (5) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 31, 2025
5% ABLAZE On fire (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
5% THROBBED Half of them held up beat (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
5% SWEEPING General clearing things up (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 11, 2025

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