Diminished politician's explanation for abstaining Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMPAIRED Diminished politician's explanation for abstaining (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 4, 2015
6% EBB Diminish (3) Thomas Joseph Jul 15, 2026
5% ECHO Diminishing return? (4) New York Times Sep 5, 2026
5% YSEE Explanation intro (4) Newsday Sep 4, 2026
5% LESSENED Diminished, died down (8) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2026
5% NONANSWER Politician's response, maybe (9) New York Times Aug 28, 2026
5% DAREIASK "Could there possibly be a good explanation for this?" (8) LA Times Daily Aug 27, 2026
5% ABE Honest politician (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 26, 2026
5% BETTER Abstainer in drink becomes gambler (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 24, 2026
5% ALIBI Suspect's explanation (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 17, 2026

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