Happen before red tape changed or tapered off Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PREDATE Happen before red tape changed or tapered off (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 26, 2017
3% WANE Taper off (4) LA Times Daily Jan 6, 2026
3% ABATE Taper off (5) Newsday Dec 24, 2025
3% FADES Tapered hairstyles (5) USA Today Dec 19, 2025
3% EBB Taper off (3) Universal Nov 21, 2025
3% PRECEDE Happen before (7) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
2% CAUSE Make happen (5) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
2% THEN "__ what happened?" (4) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
2% TURNEDOUT Happened to be banished (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
2% CASSETTE Video tape (8) (8) Puzzler Dec 30, 2025

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