They take up defender's responsibilities (5,3,6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLOCKANDTACKLE They take up defender's responsibilities (5,3,6) (14) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 26, 2025
91% NOEXCUSES "Take responsibility!" (9) Eugene Sheffer Feb 2, 2026
83% STOODUPFOR Defended (10) LA Times Daily Mar 7, 2026
79% ALTER Take up the slacks? (5) The Washington Post Mini Mar 28, 2026
79% INCHARGE Responsible (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 14, 2026
79% PLEA Defendant's "guilty" or "not guilty" response, and something that is a lawyer's concern (4)
79% ANSWER Response (6) Universal Mar 9, 2026
75% KNEEL Take up a position of prayer (5) Puzzler Backwords Apr 15, 2026
75% REHEAR Take up again, as a case (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
75% ICAN Confident response to "Who's able to take this on?" (4) USA Today Feb 12, 2026

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