Dead bit of merriment in December, before time (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFUNCT Dead bit of merriment in December, before time (7) (7)
6% EVES 24th and 31st December (days before an occasion) (4)
6% SEC Brief bit of time (3) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
6% MIRTH Merriment (5) Newsday Sep 2, 2025
5% DOPPELGANGERS Dead ringers (13) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
5% EXACT Dead-on (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
5% PIECEMEAL Bit by bit (9) The Times Concise Nov 1, 2025
5% POSSUM Marsupial that plays dead (6) USA Today Oct 31, 2025
5% SANTA ___ Claus, December visitor (5)
5% OVER "__ my dead body!" (4) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
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