Strengthen defence in five years initially (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FORTIFY Strengthen defence in five years initially (7) (7)
6% NATO Defence alliance (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
6% SUSTAINED Strengthened (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 6, 2026
6% ALIBI Legal defence (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 15, 2025
5% UPTOP "Gimme five!" (5) Universal Jan 30, 2026
5% RESTS Takes five (5) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2026
5% ANO Year, in Portuguese (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 28, 2026
5% AGE Get on in years (3) LA Times Daily Jan 26, 2026
5% TOETAP Movement in a core-strengthening Pilates exercise (6) LA Times Daily Jan 25, 2026
5% OLD Of advanced years (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
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