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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABETS Backs up when one shouldn't (5) Newsday Feb 29, 2020
6% LIE Be on one's back (3) New York Times Mar 5, 2026
5% NASAL Like one's voice when stuffed up, maybe (5) New York Times Midi Apr 3, 2026
5% PARENTS Many T-ball coaches (7) Wall Street Journal Apr 2, 2026
5% TAU Greek "T" (3)
5% ELIOT T S ____, poet (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 31, 2026
5% MCI Onetime AT&T competitor (3) New York Times Mar 30, 2026
5% LATEBLOOMER One with a delayed glow-up (11) Universal Mar 30, 2026
5% INTERN Lock up one by one, say (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Mar 30, 2026
5% GIN The "G" of G&T (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 27, 2026

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