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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOLVE Find the answer to one in five? On the contrary (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 8, 2015
7% DOUBLECROSSED Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively (13) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
6% SPA One place to find a Brazilian (3) New York Times Jan 20, 2026
6% SAX One of five in a typical big band (3) New York Times Jan 17, 2026
6% MES Pair that the five longest answers start and (reflected) end with (3) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
6% SENSE One of five ... or maybe six? (5) New York Times Jan 15, 2026
6% LION One of Africa's "Big Five" (4) The Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
6% SPACE One of five in this clue (5) Universal Dec 20, 2025
6% PERVERSE Deliberately contrary (8) Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2025
6% ORE One of five resources in Catan (3) LA Times Daily Dec 11, 2025

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