Hit back at noble queen and king taking over diplomat's hotel by day (15)

Independent Cryptic #12292 | 26 Across | 2026-03-02
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

COUNT (noble) + ER (the late Queen Elizabeth, of blessed memory, whose shade still frequents many a cryptic) + ATTAC [h] E (diplomat, with the H for hotel replaced/taken over by K for king) + D (day)

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