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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETROIT Detective briefly restricts terrible riot in US city (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 31, 2019
2% ROTI Bread riot develops (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic May 12, 2026
2% TEC Detective, informally (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 7, 2026
2% NARROW New missile is restricted (6) The Telegraph Cryptic May 7, 2026
2% TRIO Group causing riot? (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic May 6, 2026
2% EYES Detectives (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 5, 2026
2% PROTOHUMAN Oh no, a Trump, terrible - being not quite one of us! (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic May 5, 2026
2% TWOS "Terrible" age (4) Thomas Joseph May 4, 2026
2% ARS Terrible two? (3) LA Times Mini May 3, 2026
2% LIMIT Restriction (5) The Telegraph Quick Apr 27, 2026

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