Awfully nice dog nips rear of postman, getting letters mixed up? (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ENCODING Awfully nice dog nips rear of postman, getting letters mixed up? (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 5, 2025
5% TWEAK Nip (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 20, 2025
5% TERRIBLY Awfully (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 19, 2025
5% COCKERSPANIEL Bird bites as nip infuriated dog (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 13, 2025
5% MUTT Mixed-breed dog (4) Newsday Aug 10, 2025
5% LAST Bringing up the rear (4) Universal Aug 8, 2025
5% INAMONG Mixed up with (7) Newsday Aug 7, 2025
5% PAT Postman? (3) The Telegraph Quick Aug 1, 2025
5% SAINTBERNARD You may get a nip from this dog (5,7) (12)
4% STIRS Mixes (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 4, 2025

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