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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STUDIOUS Boss promises to pay hard-working (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 27, 2017
3% BISHOP See boss bungle work (6) The Times Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
3% OATH Promise (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 29, 2026
3% VOW Promise (3) The Telegraph Mini Jan 29, 2026
3% LABOUR Hard physical work (6) (6) Mirror Classic Jan 28, 2026
3% FOOTPOUND Pay for animal enclosure work unit (9) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 20, 2026
3% IOU Promise to pay: Abbr. (3) Commuter Jan 15, 2026
3% SWEAT Visible sign of hard work (5) New York Times Jan 15, 2026
3% EARNS Works hard for (5) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
3% ELBOWGREASE Hard physical work (5,6) (11) Mirror Classic Jan 12, 2026

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