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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DANTE Died before becoming a poet (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 14, 2022
4% ERE Poet's "before" (3) Newsday Oct 26, 2026
3% ADA ___ Limon, first Latina to become a US Poet Laureate (3)
3% BYRON Romantic poet who died fighting for Greek independence (5) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2026
3% DAT Not "dis" (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2026
3% POE Poet hidden in "poet" (3)
3% LAH -- -di-dah (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 23, 2026
3% VERSIFIER Poet (9) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 20, 2026
3% DETERIORATE Discourage, before I speak, and become worse (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 17, 2026
2% EXILE What Napoleon died in (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2026

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