Country's use of athletics to distract from rights abuses, and what can literally be found in each starred answer Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPORTSWASHING Country's use of athletics to distract from rights abuses, and what can literally be found in each starred answer (13) Wall Street Journal Feb 11, 2025
68% DOUBLECHECK Go over twice, or what can be found in the answer to each starred clue (11) LA Times Daily Aug 4, 2026
66% HALFASSED Slapdash, or what the starred answers are, literally (9) Wall Street Journal Jul 1, 2026
56% DECOY Distraction (5) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2026
54% STATE What each star on the American flag stands for (5)
52% EATIN Each can eschew restaurants (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2026
52% ONYOURBIKE "Hop it!", and where parts of answers to asterisked clues can be found (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2026
52% WANDER What a distracted mind may do (6) USA Today Sep 9, 2026
52% REDHERRING It distracts from the important stuff (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 30, 2026
52% ILLTREATMENT Abuse (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 7, 2026

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