Departs, headless, for roof edges (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EAVES Departs, headless, for roof edges (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 31, 2024
8% EAVE Edge of a roof (4) USA Today Dec 19, 2025
6% SCI HS department (3) Newsday Jan 29, 2026
6% STATEOFTHEART Cutting-edge (13) The Times Concise Jan 26, 2026
6% SLATE Roofing stone (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 20, 2026
6% ATOP On the roof of (4) Universal Jan 19, 2026
6% TAR Roofing goo (3) LA Times Daily Jan 19, 2026
6% TENSE On edge (5) Newsday Jan 18, 2026
6% RAFTER Roofing support (6) Universal Jan 18, 2026
6% TREASURY Cabinet department (8) Eugene Sheffer Jan 17, 2026

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