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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEPENDENT Hanging criminal tended to captivate writer (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 24, 2023
3% BELLE Captive of the Beast (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 7, 2026
3% ABSORBED Captivated (8) Thomas Joseph Jan 1, 2026
3% EMEND Correct result captivates this writer (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 16, 2025
2% LOITER Hang about (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 15, 2026
2% DYES They tend to change outfits (4) The Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
2% SIMPLISTIC Tending to disregard complexities (10) (10) Puzzler Feb 15, 2026
2% LOOM Hang over (4) Universal Feb 13, 2026
2% GOING Not hanging around (5) LA Times Daily Feb 9, 2026
2% OFFENDER Criminal (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 6, 2026

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