Before recovery, nil by mouth (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORALLY Before recovery, nil by mouth (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
6% NOUGHT Nil (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 19, 2025
5% SASSY Smart-mouthed (5) Newsday Jan 13, 2026
5% BUTTER Goat's black mouth (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
5% AWE Wide-mouthed reaction (3)
5% DONTSASSME "Watch your mouth!" (10) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
5% ONOR __ before (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
5% ORIFICE Mouth-like opening (7) Puzzler Backwords Jan 8, 2026
5% ERE Before (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
5% ULCER Painful mouth sore (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 1, 2026

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