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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TICKINGDOWN Counting backward (11) Newsday Dec 16, 2022
29% NASA Org. known for counting backward (4) New York Times Aug 19, 2021
22% ISLAMIC Type of calendar, found, counting backwards in hexadecimal/sixteens (7)
20% TYLER Ten's first at start – count backwards – uprising followed me (5)
20% ETHER Number that might be used when counting backward from 100? (5)
3% AGE Candle count (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2025
3% ONE Count start (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025
3% IMIN "Count on me!" (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
3% YEAS Roll call count (4) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
3% EEW "Wee" backward (3)

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