Describe former lover: ugly? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXPLAIN Describe former lover: ugly? (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 8, 2016
8% EXES Former lovers (4) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
6% EXCELLENT Smashing former lover on phone with topless gent (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
5% OSLO Former Christiania (4) The Times Concise Nov 13, 2025
5% TRYST Lovers' rendezvous (5) The Times Concise Nov 12, 2025
5% ALUMNI Former pupils (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 12, 2025
5% ANT Six-legged sugar lover (3)
5% BOOKWORM Wriggly lover of literature? (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Nov 3, 2025
5% SPAT Petty quarrel between lovers (4)
5% EXORBITANT Former lover on course with worker going beyond the usual limits (10) (10) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 26, 2025

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