Develops shade, not tails (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEADS Develops shade, not tails (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jul 17, 2025
10% TAN Shade developed by beachgoers (3)
8% HUE Shade (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 9, 2026
8% TINT Shade (4) Universal Feb 27, 2026
8% HUES Shades (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 21, 2026
7% ELM Shade tree (3) LA Times Daily Mar 12, 2026
7% RATS Long-tailed rodents (4) Commuter Mar 9, 2026
7% ATTRACTEDTOTRACTS The land developer was __ (17) LA Times Daily Mar 8, 2026
7% ELABORATE Develop (9) (9) Puzzler Mar 4, 2026
7% RED Shade of embarrassment (3) New York Times Midi Mar 4, 2026

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