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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROSIER Crook is more hopeful after crime's beginning (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 23, 2020
6% ASKEW Crooked (5) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
6% ZEROS 007's beginnings? (5) Universal Oct 3, 2025
6% BENT Crooked (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 26, 2025
5% BESTCASE Hoped-for scenario (8) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
5% GETTINGHOME Hope of "E.T." (11) Universal Oct 16, 2025
5% SINS Moral crimes (4) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
5% ABET Assist in a crime (4) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
5% ORIGIN Beginning (6) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
5% STARTER First course more piquant after seconds (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 9, 2025

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