Escape scalpel, operation being mostly unnecessary Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELOPE Escape scalpel, operation being mostly unnecessary (5)
4% CAVIL Make petty or unnecessary objections (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 9, 2025
4% COSTS Operating outlay (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 9, 2025
4% REDTAPE Unnecessary rules (3,4) (7) Puzzler Dec 8, 2025
4% HOMERUN Complete circuit in operation (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
4% NARC DEA operative, for short (4)
4% FLEE Escape hastily (4) USA Today Dec 3, 2025
4% GETEM "Quick, before they escape!" (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
4% PADS Adds unnecessary words to (4) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
4% SPIES Operatives (5) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
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