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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INANIMATE Dead prisoner clutching a nail, oddly (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2021
5% ACEIT Nail a test (5) New York Times Sep 30, 2026
5% EGG Clutch item (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 26, 2026
5% TALON Sharp nail (5) New York Times Sep 13, 2026
5% ACED Nailed, as a test (4) New York Times Easy Mode Sep 9, 2026
5% STIR Prison (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 3, 2026
5% MANUAL Car with a clutch (6) USA Today Aug 22, 2026
5% GRAB Clutch (4) New York Times Jul 12, 2026
4% CULDESAC Dead end (8) The Times Concise Sep 30, 2026
4% DEPARTED Dead (8) (8) Mirror Classic Sep 29, 2026

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