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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OEDIPUS Dictionary is holding up returning name of complex (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 25, 2024
3% BEAR Hold up (4) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
3% ROB Hold up (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
3% LEXICON Dictionary (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 24, 2025
3% SENDER Return address name (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 22, 2025
3% PROP Hold (up) (4) Universal Nov 6, 2025
2% ERUPT Go up: temperature perfect for returning (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
2% SEC "Hold on for a ___!" (3)
2% REMAND Return to custody (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
2% ENIGMA Riddle good in complex anime (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 23, 2026

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