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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MERC Gun for hire, for short (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2024
8% RENTS Hires (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 18, 2026
8% EDINBURGH Bishop captured by hired gun running city (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
8% ENGAGE Hire (6) Eugene Sheffer Feb 11, 2026
8% MERCS Hired guns, for short (5)
7% RESTAFFS Hires new workers (8) Thomas Joseph Mar 26, 2026
7% TALKTOMEGOOSE Emotional plea in "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick" (13) LA Times Daily Mar 17, 2026
7% ELF Santa's seasonal hire (3)
7% TSHIRTCANNONS Top guns? (13) New York Times Mar 13, 2026
7% AIDE Hired hand (4) Newsday Mar 12, 2026

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