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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | EEL "An ___ held by the tail is not yet caught" (proverb) | (3) | ||
| 5% | SCUT Tail of a hare | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Jan 10, 2026 |
| 5% | EVADES Isn't caught by | (6) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 10, 2026 |
| 5% | LATENT As yet unrealised | (6) | The Times Concise | Jan 9, 2026 |
| 5% | OPEN Not yet resolved | (4) | Newsday | Jan 9, 2026 |
| 5% | INSTORE Yet to come | (7) | Thomas Joseph | Dec 29, 2025 |
| 5% | ESPIED Caught sight of | (6) | New York Times | Dec 29, 2025 |
| 5% | KEPT Held on to | (4) | Universal | Dec 28, 2025 |
| 5% | WAG Tail wave | (3) | ||
| 5% | ADAGE Proverb (5) | (5) | Mirror Classic | Dec 21, 2025 |
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