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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAGELLAN Explorer's mother quite backward in intelligence (8) The Times Cryptic Apr 10, 2015
6% DORA Nick Jr.'s "explorer" (4) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
6% SMART Intelligent (5) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
5% EBBS Backward flows (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
5% MUM Mother (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 25, 2025
5% RETROGRADE Backward (10) (10) The Guardian Quick Nov 24, 2025
5% SUVS Explorers and Rogues (4) USA Today Quick Nov 22, 2025
5% RAT Dumpster explorer (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 20, 2025
5% ROVER Martian explorer (5) New York Times Nov 18, 2025
5% ORI "… ___ quit!" (3) New York Times Nov 16, 2025

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