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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUSTPAN Desperate Dan puts shovel ... (7) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 28, 2023
6% DUG Used a shovel (3) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
6% PIE Desperate Dan loves a cow one (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 24, 2025
5% INFERNO 2013 novel by Dan Brown (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 1, 2025
5% ADD Put in (3) Commuter Oct 24, 2025
5% DON Put on (3) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% EDIE "Desperate Housewives" character ___ Britt (4)
5% PLEA Desperate request (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
5% ANACT Put on ___ (5) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
5% ADDS Puts in (4) Commuter Oct 8, 2025

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