Trial by fire axed to protect independent witness (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TESTIFIER Trial by fire axed to protect independent witness (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 20, 2024
5% ARRAIGN Put on trial (7) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 14, 2025
5% ASTUTE Sharp-witted (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 13, 2025
5% ABLAZE On fire (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
5% LETGO Give the ax to (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 10, 2025
5% END Ax, so to speak (3) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
5% MAGI Star witnesses? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 8, 2025
5% ERROR Trial and ____ (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 7, 2025
5% DRY Kind of wit (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
5% NOTARIZE Officially witness (8) Thomas Joseph Dec 4, 2025

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