They were cut out for war (3,8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue They were cut out for war (3,8) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THETRENCHES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THETRENCHES They were cut out for war (3,8) (11) The Guardian Cryptic May 6, 2024
8% EXCISE Cut out; tax (6) The Times Concise Sep 10, 2025
8% DESIST Cut it out! (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 11, 2025
7% RAW Unprepared for war breaking out (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
7% SPEAK So to ____, as it were (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 3, 2025
7% SHEAR Cut off (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 3, 2025
7% BARBS Cutting remarks (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 2025
7% EXCISED Cut out tax dodge initially (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 2, 2025
7% DETACH Cut off (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
7% BELLA Smart wars (5) The Times O Tempora Nov 1, 2025

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