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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLAVIERS Extremely close rivals playing old instruments (8) The Times Cryptic Jun 23, 2015
3% FOES Rivals (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2026
3% VIOLATE Break instrument, extremely tense (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 4, 2026
3% BDALTON Old rival of Waldenbooks (7) Premier Sunday Aug 23, 2026
3% PANAM Old TWA rival (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 22, 2026
3% LUTE Old musical instrument (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 20, 2026
3% AJAR Close to closed (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 6, 2026
3% LYRES Stringed instruments of old (5) New York Times Aug 4, 2026
3% BUGLE Instrument on which reveille is played (5) New York Times Aug 3, 2026
3% LUTES Old stringed instruments (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 27, 2026

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