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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROBE Familiar issue beginning to encumber investigation (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 6, 2021
3% USEDTO Familiar with (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 12, 2026
3% SCOPEOUT Investigate (8) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
2% ASPECT Facet of an issue (6) Newsday Feb 3, 2026
2% ORIGIN Beginning (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 2, 2026
2% NOSED Investigated knobbly nodes (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
2% ULCER Mouth or stomach issue (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 29, 2026
2% ONSETS Beginnings (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2026
2% TEC Private investigator, informally (3) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
2% DET NYPD investigator (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 22, 2026

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