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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAINTS Can't handle surprise, perhaps (6) Newsday May 19, 2018
91% TREAT Handle a nice surprise (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
83% TONIC The "T" of G&T (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 18, 2026
83% MANAGE Handle (6) LA Times Daily Feb 6, 2026
83% LETME "I can handle that for you" (5) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
79% STEPASIDE "Scoot over so I can handle this" (9) Universal Feb 1, 2026
79% BOO "Surprise!" (3) USA Today Jan 31, 2026
79% TOA ___ T (3) New York Times Dec 20, 2025
75% TLC Special handling (3) Newsday Feb 20, 2026
75% GAPE Stare in surprise (4) Newsday Feb 18, 2026

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