Food, wages, and a small retainer (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRUBSCREW Food, wages, and a small retainer (9) (9)
7% KEEP Retain (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 30, 2025
7% KEPT Retained (4) The Times Concise Dec 20, 2025
6% GAP Word after wage or age (3) The Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
6% TEENY Small (5) LA Times Daily Jan 16, 2026
6% INCOME At home, arrive with the wages (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 15, 2026
6% FARE Food (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 12, 2026
6% BIG Not small (3)
6% AWAR Wage ___ of words (debate): 2 wds. (4)
6% MINIFRIDGE Small appliance to keep food cool (10) Newsday Dec 22, 2025
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