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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMOTIONAL Holding back tears, perhaps (9) LA Times Daily Feb 14, 2026
8% REND Tear (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2026
8% LETITALLHANGOUT Hold nothing back (15) Newsday Oct 14, 2026
8% RIP Tear (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2026
8% WENTTHEWHOLEHOG Didn't hold back (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2026
8% RIPS Tears (4) Commuter Sep 28, 2026
8% BATE Hold back, as breath (4) Newsday Aug 16, 2026
8% IMPEDE Hold back (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 2026
7% SPECIMEN Second enclosure holding mice back for example (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 16, 2026
7% ERRATA Mistakes that Arrecife holds back (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 13, 2026

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