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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUFUS He was a so-called king (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 22, 2022
3% AHA "So that's it!" (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
3% NAST So-called "father of the American cartoon" (4) New York Times Jan 8, 2026
3% TAP Call on (3) Universal Jan 7, 2026
3% CAME "He ___, he saw, he conquered" (4)
3% INVOKED Called upon one king in Devon mysteriously (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 4, 2026
3% NEED Call for (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 3, 2026
3% ISH "Or so" (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
3% UMAMI So-called "fifth taste" (5) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
3% LANDO He calls Han a "slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler" (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025

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