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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHRAPNEL Henry ___, British Army officer who invented the exploding shell (8) New York Times Nov 20, 2017
5% CAPTAIN Army officer (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 17, 2025
5% BURST Exploded (5) Commuter Dec 16, 2025
4% SPEND Shell out (5) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
4% MANCINI Henry who composed The Pink Panther Theme (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 14, 2026
4% OCTOPI Army creatures? (6) LA Times Daily Feb 13, 2026
4% MOORE Sculptor Henry (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 12, 2026
4% OAR Shell competitor (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 7, 2026
4% PASTMASTER Professor of History who had an office in the Lodge? (10) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 6, 2026
4% TMNT Hard-shelled quartet who fight crime: Abbr. (4)

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