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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAPPHIRE Criminal perhaps might pinch one (8) The Times Cryptic Feb 8, 2025
3% ABET Help in a pinch? (4) New York Times Jun 7, 2026
3% BENT Criminal tendency (4) The Times Cryptic Jun 5, 2026
3% FIT A brat might throw one (3) The Washington Post Mini Jun 5, 2026
3% ANGLE One might be obtuse or acute (5) The Atlantic Jun 1, 2026
3% NAB Pinch (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 31, 2026
3% NICK Pinch chip (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed May 29, 2026
3% STEALS Pinches (6) The Telegraph Quick May 26, 2026
3% RAPSHEET A hardened criminal might have a long one (8) New York Times May 25, 2026
3% MACKTHEKNIFE Criminal record? (12) LA Times Daily May 24, 2026

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