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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASHTON Defense secretary Carter's full first name (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 26, 2018
7% ASH Defense secretary __ Carter (3) LA Times Daily Aug 21, 2016
5% OSWALD The Penguin's first name (6) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
5% RAMPART Defensive embankment (7) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025
5% REAGAN President who succeeded Carter (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 13, 2025
5% EVEL First name in daring jumps (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
5% HERCULE Poirot's first name (7) (7) The Sun Mini Dec 9, 2025
5% ALIBI Suspect's defense (5)
5% LEIF First name in Norse exploration (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
5% NATO Western defense grp. (4) Newsday Dec 3, 2025

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