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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BAREFOOT A sports official wearing appropriate item -- not this (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 19, 2019
7% REFS Sports officials (4) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
7% TIMER Sports official (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 20, 2025
6% STEAL Appropriate (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 18, 2025
6% INAPT Not appropriate (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 2025
6% FITS Is appropriate (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
5% SWIMCAP Pool wear (7) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
5% NOTARIZE Officially witness (8) Thomas Joseph Dec 4, 2025
5% SEEFIT Think that it's appropriate (6) New York Times Dec 3, 2025
5% DEAN Campus official (4) Newsday Dec 2, 2025

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