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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KNOT Hit back causing swelling (4) The Telegraph Cryptic May 7, 2015
3% ESPOUSE Embrace, as a cause (7) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2026
3% FEAR Cause of quaking (4) Newsday Oct 21, 2026
3% BOYS They're "back in town," in a 1970s rock hit (4) New York Times Mini Oct 18, 2026
3% DIETS Losing causes? (5) New York Times Oct 16, 2026
3% BULGES Swells (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2026
3% ENLARGE Swell (7) New York Times Oct 15, 2026
3% STYE Eyelid swelling (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2026
3% AMAZE Cause to gape (5) Stan Newman 2 Minute Mini Oct 15, 2026
3% DONATE Contribute to a cause (6) Newsday Oct 14, 2026

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