Americans awfully keen to invade backward state Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YANKEES Americans awfully keen to invade backward state (7) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 26, 2022
3% EAGER Keen (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 15, 2026
3% AGOG Keen (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 15, 2026
3% AVID Keen (4) Commuter Jan 7, 2026
3% OHSO Awfully (4) Newsday Nov 15, 2025
2% HUN Nomadic invader (3) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2026
2% REALNEAT "Peachy keen!" (8) Wall Street Journal Jan 28, 2026
2% BLISTER Bristle, awfully sore (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
2% OGRE Nasty person so backward (4) The Times Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
2% ARDOUR Keenness, zeal (6) (6) Puzzler Jan 22, 2026

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