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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JAILER Sort of guard to have priest held up in vessel (6) The Telegraph Cryptic May 24, 2019
3% DEFEND Guard (6) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 25, 2026
3% SENTINEL Guard (8) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 25, 2026
3% SLOWED Held up (6) Newsday Jan 17, 2026
3% PELICAN Bird priest caught in cooking vessel (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
2% PADRE Military priest (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 30, 2026
2% ARMOR Knight guard (5) LA Times Daily Jan 27, 2026
2% ONWATCH Standing guard (7) Universal Jan 21, 2026
2% LED Held the reins (3) New York Times Jan 19, 2026
2% ISH Sort of (3) LA Times Daily Jan 18, 2026

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