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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRECEDING Coming earlier, quietly going back (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 9, 2017
6% OLDER Born earlier (5) Universal Jul 9, 2026
6% RENEGE Go back on a promise (6) Newsday Jul 8, 2026
6% AFORE Earlier, quaintly (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 7, 2026
6% ONCE Sometime earlier (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 6, 2026
6% TIPTOE Move quietly (6) LA Times Daily Jul 5, 2026
6% ESC "Go back!" PC key (3)
6% UNDO Go back a step (4) LA Times Daily Jul 2, 2026
6% EBB Go back, as the tide (3)
6% RESURGE Come back in force (7) New York Times Jun 14, 2026

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