Half a decade of brilliance cut short with little hesitation Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LUSTRUM Half a decade of brilliance cut short with little hesitation (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 24, 2016
3% ECLAT Brilliance (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025
3% BISECT Cut in half (6) (6) Mirror Quick Dec 30, 2025
3% ABORTS Cuts short (6) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
2% TEAPOT "I'm a little ___, short and stout ..." (6)
2% MACHO Virile male before a short cut (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026
2% CAF Half-___ (3) The Washington Post Mini Jan 8, 2026
2% RILL Stream of brilliance (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
2% YEARS Decade divisions (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 3, 2026
2% CREAM Half of half-and-half (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 30, 2025

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