Cruel person helping to make progress Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OGRE Cruel person helping to make progress (4) The Times Quick Cryptic May 8, 2025
4% BRUTE Cruel person (5) Newsday Dec 23, 2025
3% STRIDES Make great ___ (achieve significant progress) (7) The Atlantic Jan 21, 2026
3% ONGOING In progress (7) New York Times Jan 19, 2026
3% ABET Help make a wager (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
3% ABETTER Person helping a superior (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
3% GAINS Makes progress (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
3% MERCILESS Cruel, inhumane (9) The Times Concise Dec 23, 2025
3% MEANER More cruel (6) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
3% TREADWATER Make no progress (10) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025

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