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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FORTIFICATIONS Defences protecting island in fact I sort of designed (14) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 24, 2025
2% AVER State as fact (4) New York Times Aug 2, 2026
2% ALDO Designer Gucci (4) LA Times Daily Aug 2, 2026
2% ICAREALOT Verbal matter of fact (9) Newsday Aug 1, 2026
2% POSIT Put forward as fact (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 1, 2026
2% DATA Facts and figures (4) Commuter Jul 30, 2026
2% ILKS Sorts (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 30, 2026
2% COCOON Encase in protection (6) New York Times Jul 26, 2026
2% TRUTH Objective fact (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 25, 2026
2% HAIRNET Tehran, I fancy, makes protective cover (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jul 25, 2026

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