Exploit a brief kiss - hope at last? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABUSE Exploit a brief kiss - hope at last? (5) The Times Cryptic Jul 21, 2025
6% USE Exploit (3) New York Times Oct 20, 2026
6% PDA Kissing in a crowd, e.g., in brief (3) Boston Globe Mini Oct 18, 2026
6% DEED Exploit (4) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2026
6% USES Exploits (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2026
6% SPES Hope or hopes (4) The Times O Tempora Oct 3, 2026
6% USED Exploited (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2026
5% DESPAIR Loss of hope (7) Commuter Oct 21, 2026
5% SMACK Kiss (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 20, 2026
5% MWAH Sound of a kiss (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2026

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