Distressing time -- telephone about closure of factory Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRYING Distressing time -- telephone about closure of factory (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 13, 2020
5% ABC Telephone trio (3) Newsday Nov 30, 2025
5% SOS Distress signal (3)
5% WRITINGPAPER Material for correspondents? Initially we telephone Times, say, about it (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
5% LID Vessel closure (3)
5% AGONY Great distress (5) Newsday Nov 12, 2025
5% RANG Telephoned (4) (4) Mirror Quick Nov 6, 2025
5% SUCCOUR Aid in distress (7) Puzzler Backwords Nov 1, 2025
5% UPSET Distressed (5) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
5% CRY Sound of distress (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 28, 2025

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