Basis of a scandal, maybe Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISTRESS Basis of a scandal, maybe (8)
7% NEED ___-to-know basis (4)
7% YEARLY On an annual basis (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 27, 2025
7% LURID Scandalous (5) Commuter Sep 30, 2025
7% SEX On the Basis of ___ (3) The Atlantic Sep 19, 2025
7% DISGRACEFUL Scandalous (11) The Times Concise Aug 4, 2025
6% GPS Nav. system basis (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
6% GATE Scandalous suffix with Party or Water (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 31, 2025
6% WELLSEE "Maybe, maybe not" (7) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
6% ENRON 2002 scandal company (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
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