A local set, strangely, gives an assignment (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALLOCATES A local set, strangely, gives an assignment (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 19, 2023
7% POSTS Assignments (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
7% TASK Assignment (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 8, 2025
6% ODD Strange (3) Universal Jan 10, 2026
6% RATE Assign a ranking to (4) Commuter Jan 10, 2026
6% ODDLY In a strange manner (5) The Times Concise Jan 10, 2026
6% ETUDE Piano student's assignment (5) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
6% ROLE Acting assignment (4) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
6% UNCANNY Strange or mysterious (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 31, 2025
6% MOBIUSSTRIP A Strange Loop (11) New York Times Dec 28, 2025

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