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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEPENDENT Hanging criminal tended to captivate writer (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 24, 2023
3% CHARM Captivating quality (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 19, 2026
2% HAUNT Hang around (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 31, 2026
2% AUTHOR Writer (6) The Telegraph Quick Mar 31, 2026
2% ACTFAST Tend to the matter pronto (7) Premier Sunday Mar 29, 2026
2% PEND Hang in the balance (4) The New Yorker Mini Mar 27, 2026
2% SAG Hang low (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 26, 2026
2% PRONE Naturally tending (to) (5) Puzzler Backwords Mar 22, 2026
2% SEC "Hang on just a ___!" (3) USA Today Mar 22, 2026
2% WEED Tend the garden (4) LA Times Daily Mar 18, 2026

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