Stepped up to guard chap sleeping Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DORMANT Stepped up to guard chap sleeping (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 12, 2025
3% GUISE Pick up chaps for appearance (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
3% TROD Stepped (4) Universal Dec 15, 2025
3% MEN Chaps (3) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
3% TOES Steps up to, as the line (4) New York Times Dec 11, 2025
3% TOECAP End of boot to step up (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
3% BLOKES Chaps (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
3% ASIDE "Step ___!" (5) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
3% WAKE Arouse from sleep, with "up" (4)
3% PEDALTOTHEMETAL "Step on it!" (15) New York Times Nov 7, 2025

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