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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABEL First person killed in confused situation after leader's removed (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 24, 2018
6% ADDLE Confuse by removing top of oar (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Mar 26, 2026
6% ADDLED After a couple of days, was the person in charge confused? (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
5% EMISSARY Agent exhausted having killed leader and rescued girl (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 1, 2026
5% MIRE Sticky situation? (4) Newsday Mar 28, 2026
5% UMA Thurman of "Kill Bill" (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 28, 2026
5% SLAY Kill (a dragon, say) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 25, 2026
5% AXING Cutting and removing hair, but not at first (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Mar 22, 2026
5% CRISIS Bad situation is repeated after short weep (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 22, 2026
5% HORNETSNEST Sticky situation (11) Universal Mar 21, 2026

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