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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STANDING Deputy Governor initially running for election (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 11, 2025
3% LOCUM Deputy doctor (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
2% RULER Governor (5) (5) Mirror Quick Jan 9, 2026
2% OPTSIN Elects to participate (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
2% ATFIRST Initially (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
2% INS Write-___ (unlikely election winners) (3) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
2% VOTER Election Day figure (5) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
2% POLL Exit ___ (election-time survey) (4)
2% PRIOR Monastery's deputy head (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 25, 2025
2% MACRO Powerful computer instruction initially making all code run optimally (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 25, 2025

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