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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CEDES Gives up, as control (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2021
11% YIELD Give up (control) (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Nov 21, 2025
10% CEDE Give up (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 27, 2026
10% FORFEIT Give up (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 26, 2026
9% UNCLE "You win! I give up!" (5) New York Times Feb 3, 2026
9% RESIGN Give up work (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jan 28, 2026
9% MICE Cursor controllers (4) USA Today Jan 25, 2026
9% APPROVE Give the thumbs up to (7) (7) Puzzler Jan 22, 2026
9% CUTBAIT Give up, in an idiom (7) LA Times Daily Jan 20, 2026
9% PASSPORT I give up drink permit (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 16, 2026

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