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| 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack • a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work • a vehicle performing sentinel duty • a wooden strip forming part of a fence • a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake verb • serve as pickets or post pickets • fasten with a picket | ||||
| 43% | 9 | Dead cert | ||
noun • the state of being certain • something that is certain | ||||
| 41% | 9 | Dead cert | ||
noun • something that is certain | ||||
Stake Best Placed On Cert Ignoring The Odds
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PICKET which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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Updated: September 1, 2025
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