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noun • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • the justification for some act or belief • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • protection from harm • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||||
40% | 6 | Excuses, excuses | ||||||
noun • (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. verb • exonerate by means of an alibi | ||||||||
33% | 9 | Respect some hesitation in one's excuses, perhaps | ||||||
noun • a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard • courteous regard for people's feelings • a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others | ||||||||
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DEFENCE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DEFENCE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | Excuses, excuses
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29 Oct 2014 | New York Times / 29 Oct 2014 |
2 | Excuses from sweetheart — and address for woman taking part
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09 Mar 2021 | The Guardian Cryptic / 09 Mar 2021 |
3 | Mad at flat décor ultimately concealed by Prime Minister: reason close allies lost respect?
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05 Mar 2024 | The Guardian Cryptic / 05 Mar 2024 |
4 | Not having lost honor or respect | |
5 | Property of a relation that states if an element has a certain property with respect to another element, then the second element does not have that property with respect to the first | |
6 | Respect some hesitation in one's excuses, perhaps
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26 Oct 2015 | The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Oct 2015 |
7 | Title of respect that's an anagram of another title of respect
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18 Feb 2016 | New York Times / 18 Feb 2016 |
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