Historically, support for women some way off, a slight blow? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FARTHINGALE Historically, support for women some way off, a slight blow? (11) The Times Cryptic Feb 22, 2017
5% OLD Historical (3) New York Times Dec 9, 2025
5% EDGE Slight advantage (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 29, 2025
5% AFAR A long way off (4) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
5% VANES They show which way the wind blows (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 7, 2025
5% TREND Blow up, in a way (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
5% VENTS Blows off steam (5) Newsday Sep 18, 2025
5% MERE Slight (4) New York Times Sep 12, 2025
4% SOCK Hard blow (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 9, 2025
4% ERAS Historical periods (4)

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