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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FIFES Duke briefly holds iron instruments (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
3% TONGUEINCHEEK Ironic (13) The Times Sunday Concise May 17, 2026
3% CELLO Boss holds ends of lyrical instrument (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic May 12, 2026
3% SITAR Celebrity holding India's instrument (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 6, 2026
2% PRESS Iron the newspapers (5) The Times Quick Cryptic May 16, 2026
2% KEEP Hold on to (4) The Times Sunday Concise May 10, 2026
2% AIRGUITAR Imaginary instrument (9) USA Today May 10, 2026
2% HARPS Angelic instruments (5) Newsday May 6, 2026
2% BAD Good, ironically, in slang (3)
2% NCAR Duke U.'s state (4) Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

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