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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABATES Going up in Dorset, a balloonist has a fall (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 21, 2018
5% OPPOSE Go up against (6) Newsday Mar 1, 2026
5% TRIES Has a go at (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 28, 2026
5% CANTSTOP Has to keep going (8) New York Times Feb 20, 2026
5% RAP What a fall guy has to take, with "the" (3) New York Times Feb 18, 2026
5% RISE Go up (4) Commuter Feb 17, 2026
4% LAG Fall back (3) Thomas Joseph Mar 13, 2026
4% TEHEE "Ha-ha!" (5) The Telegraph Mini Mar 9, 2026
4% POOLE Dorset town whose harbour contains Brownsea Island (5) The Times Specialist Mar 9, 2026
4% DRAPE Fall gracefully (5) LA Times Daily Mar 7, 2026

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