Tight or defensive, e.g. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% END Tight or defensive, e.g (3) USA Today Mar 23, 2015
95% LETTER E or G, e.g. (6) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
80% MUSICNOTES E, G, B, D and F, e.g. (10) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
76% SIT ___ tight (3) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
76% LOOSE Not tight (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025
73% ROY ___ G. Biv (3) Universal Jan 10, 2026
73% AMNOT Defensive comeback (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 8, 2026
73% DENSE Packed in tight (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 30, 2025
73% ALIBI Defense strategy (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
73% RAMPART Defensive embankment (7) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025

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