Contraction that's also a past-tense verb Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WERE Contraction that's also a past-tense verb (4) New York Times Jun 29, 2018
7% ARE Verb shortened in some contractions (3) Universal Aug 4, 2025
6% PAT Past tense - that of place up north (3) The Times Mephisto Aug 10, 2025
6% HOVE Past tense of heave (4)
6% NERVOUS Sure on verb, though not perfect tense (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 24, 2025
6% TYPTO Identify inflections of verb tense in error (5) The Times Mephisto Jun 8, 2025
6% SPOKE Bicycle part that's also a past-tense verb (5) New York Times Mini Aug 30, 2024
6% WAS Past tense verb (3) (3)
6% LENT Religious observance that's also a past-tense verb (4)
6% PRETERIT Verb tense expressing the past (8)

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