Fated somehow to have cardinal locked up — unlikely to locate the key? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TONE-DEAF Fated somehow to have cardinal locked up — unlikely to locate the key? (9) The Times Cryptic May 3, 2023
5% TAB Key above Caps Lock (3)
5% TENSE Keyed up (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 23, 2025
5% SHIFT Key below Caps Lock (5) Universal Dec 10, 2025
5% CAGES Locks up (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
5% NUM __ Lock: PC key (3) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2025
4% EAST Cardinal point (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 6, 2026
4% BIGIF "That's a ___!" ("Seems unlikely!") (5) New York Times Mini Jan 6, 2026
4% SIMPLEEYE Unlike insects, spiders only have ____s, in up to four pairs (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
4% ISLET Key (5) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026

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