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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | APOLOGETIC Contrite, penitent (10) | (10) | ||
| 9% | ATONE Be penitent | (5) | Newsday | Jul 9, 2026 |
| 9% | REMORSE Contrition | (7) | Eugene Sheffer | May 23, 2026 |
| 8% | RUEFUL Contrite | (6) | The Telegraph Quick | Apr 30, 2026 |
| 8% | PENITENT Contrite | (8) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 7% | REPENT Feel contrition | (6) | Puzzler Backwords | Apr 28, 2026 |
| 5% | LOTHARIO Character in 1702 Nicholas Rowe stage play The Fair Penitent whose name has come to mean any rake or libertine (8) | (8) | Mirror Quiz | Jun 9, 2026 |
| 5% | ITALIAN The -, 1797 novel by Mrs Ann Radcliffe subtitled The Confessional of the Black Penitents (7) | (7) | Mirror Quiz | May 9, 2026 |
| 5% | ATONED Was penitent | (6) | Eugene Sheffer | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 5% | SORRY Penitent | (5) | Newsday | Feb 18, 2024 |
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