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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LICE Cause of some head-scratching (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 1, 2026
98% NIT Cause of some head-scratching (3) New York Times Feb 1, 2024
43% NITS Causes of some head scratching (4)
3% MAR Scratch the surface of, say (3) New York Times Aug 4, 2026
3% URTICARIA Suffering clergyman and agents scratching heads - what's causing rash? (9) The Times Cryptic Jul 29, 2026
3% OUNCE Big cat's bound to scratch head (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 28, 2026
3% AUSTERE Famous General with scratched head in A&E, it's plain (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 27, 2026
3% ITCHY Irritated and malicious, scratching head (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jul 21, 2026
3% POCKETCHANGE Cause of some rescreenings in an airport (12) New York Times Jul 20, 2026
3% CREATED Produced from scratch (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 20, 2026

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