Game ended early after Border's returning smears Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMIRCHES Game ended early after Border's returning smears (8) The Telegraph Toughie May 24, 2023
6% AGON Game introduced to an early Olympic Games? (4) The Times Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
6% PAP ___ smear (3) Universal Jan 14, 2026
6% DAUB Smear (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 26, 2025
6% PONG Early Atari game (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
5% TIVO Early DVR (4) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2026
5% TIRED Exhausted and embarrassed after it returned (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 24, 2026
5% EDGE Border (4) LA Times Daily Jan 23, 2026
5% APEMAN Early ancestor (6) New York Times Jan 22, 2026
5% TRACK Go after vehicle returning with king (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 21, 2026

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