Black confectionery used for Pontefract cakes (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIQUORICE Black confectionery used for Pontefract cakes (9) (9)
5% SLICE It's a piece of cake (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 29, 2026
5% ICED Topped like some confectionery (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2026
5% MIRROR "Black ___" (6) TV Aug 23, 2026
5% GATEAU Cake (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 21, 2026
5% ECLAIRS Long cakes * (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2026
5% BABA Rum cake (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 12, 2026
5% ICING Cake coating (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 10, 2026
5% AREPA Cornmeal cake (5) USA Today Aug 9, 2026
5% SNAP Piece of cake (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 8, 2026
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