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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SIDESTEP Avoid team that has upset favourites (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 7, 2022
3% SHUN Avoid (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 22, 2026
3% DODGE Venetian prince has daughter to avoid (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
3% NONUSE Avoidance (6) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
3% PET Favourite (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 19, 2025
2% CARPET Reprimand coach standing by favourite (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
2% ELUDE Avoid, as capture (5) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
2% WEARS Has on (5) USA Today Jan 20, 2026
2% BIAS It's usually avoided by journalists (4) The Washington Post Mini Jan 17, 2026
2% UNNERVE Unsettle, upset (7) Puzzler Backwords Jan 14, 2026

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