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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MANDARIN Chap taking risks, mostly for powerful official (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 5, 2016
6% DARES Takes the risk (5) The Sun Mini Jun 8, 2025
5% ROUE Debauched chap (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
5% SPORTING Arranging to take power, but refusing to take advantage (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 19, 2025
5% BLOKES Chaps (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 16, 2025
5% ONTHINICE Running most of this French resort, taking a risk (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
5% AIR It's mostly nitrogen (3)
5% HAZARD Risk (6) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 6, 2025
5% LAD Li'l chap (3) USA Today Sep 6, 2025
5% GEARS Clockwork, mostly (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025

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