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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRANSITORY Brief Conservative following terrible strain (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 24, 2025
3% ASTRINGENT Under a terrible strain, man is scathing (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 9, 2026
3% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Jul 3, 2026
2% OHNO "This is terrible!" (4) Newsday Sep 7, 2026
2% MEMO Brief note (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 7, 2026
2% NOTI Brief denial (4) Premier Sunday Sep 6, 2026
2% SEC Brief time (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 3, 2026
2% FAD Brief rage (3) Newsday Aug 29, 2026
2% ENSUE Follow (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 28, 2026
2% PORTIA "The quality of mercy is not strained" speaker (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2026

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