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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHITEWASH Cover up heavy defeat (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 4, 2022
3% LIGHT Not heavy (5) Commuter Jan 7, 2026
3% INTIMATE Imply prisoner's covering it up (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
3% ARMOR Heavy coat? (5) LA Times Daily Jan 5, 2026
3% LOST Was defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jan 4, 2026
3% SLEDGE Heavy hammer (6) Commuter Dec 29, 2025
3% TROMP Defeat soundly (5) Newsday Dec 18, 2025
3% LOSE Get defeated (4) USA Today Dec 18, 2025
3% IWIN "You're defeated!" (4) Newsday Dec 16, 2025
3% LEADEN Heavy or sluggish (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025

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