Hard patterns to break ... or a punny description of the climbs up the circled letters Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VICIOUSCYCLES Hard patterns to break ... or a punny description of the climbs up the circled letters (13) New York Times Jul 10, 2024
6% BAROQUE Music genre for the words hidden in this puzzle's circled letters ... or a punny description for them? (7) New York Times Feb 17, 2026
5% ITSY Description of a spider that "climbed up the water spout" (4) The Atlantic Mar 5, 2026
5% ROCKYSTEPS Entrance to the Philadelphia Art Museum, popularly ... or a punny description of the circled squares? (10) New York Times Midi Feb 28, 2026
5% STEEP Hard to climb (5) Newsday Jan 13, 2026
5% SHORTCHANGE Cheat … or a punny hint to the four sets of circled letters (11) New York Times Dec 22, 2025
4% ASCENT Climb (6) The Telegraph Quick Mar 17, 2026
4% CRAMPON Climbing tool (7) Puzzler Backwords Mar 16, 2026
4% TARTAN Kilt pattern (6) Newsday Mar 11, 2026
4% INCREASE Climb up to the minute ridge (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 10, 2026

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