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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHORTEN Cut around edges of tile to make smaller (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 12, 2016
3% STATEOFTHEART Cutting-edge (13) The Times Concise Jan 26, 2026
3% INDENTED Serrated edges of nut will cut actually (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 22, 2026
3% SLASH Cut edges of small tree (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 14, 2026
3% DIAMOND Cutting-edge powder source (7) Newsday Dec 20, 2025
3% SHINGLES Roofing tiles (8) Eugene Sheffer Dec 9, 2025
3% TARTAN Cutting edges of Arran material (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
3% BLADE It makes the cut (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 11, 2025
2% TOPSIDE Best team to make cut (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
2% TENSE On edge (5) Newsday Jan 18, 2026

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