Cut bad writer was taken back Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HACKSAW Cut bad writer was taken back (7) The Times Cryptic Mar 23, 2017
4% HACKS Bad writers (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 9, 2025
3% SADDLE Cut of meat, second to go bad (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 19, 2025
3% AXLE Turner cut round back of panel (4) The Times Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
3% MAHARISHI Guru a bad actor backing Sunak? (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 26, 2025
3% REPO Taken-back auto (4) Universal Aug 16, 2025
3% EMIRATE This writer backed angry government (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 26, 2025
3% ABSORBED Bad robes altered and taken up (8) The Sun Two Speed Jul 1, 2025
2% PAN Bad review (3) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
2% ORAL Taken by mouth (4) Commuter Oct 9, 2025

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