*"The only mystery in this novel is why I finished it" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BURNAFTERREADING *"The only mystery in this novel is why I finished it" (16) New York Times May 26, 2024
5% ENDAT Be finished by (5) Newsday Dec 18, 2025
5% ENDS Finishes (4) LA Times Daily Dec 15, 2025
5% OTTER Mijbil in the novel <i>Ring of Bright Water</i>, for example (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025
5% SHAW Playwright who wrote "You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'" (4) New York Times Dec 12, 2025
5% CONGEREEL Swimmer from Greece, only failing to finish in medley (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
5% DONE "Finished!" (4) Universal Dec 10, 2025
5% PLAYERPIANO I only appear to move, though I may be given a roll (11) The Times Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
5% DOUBLETOP It's one way to finish <i>Twin Peaks</i> (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
5% ENDED Finished (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 4, 2025

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