How an edict may cause one to recede (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DECREE How an edict may cause one to recede (6) (6)
7% EBBED Receded (5) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
6% FLOODSTOOD Deluge didn't recede (10) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
6% EBB Recede (3) Universal Sep 18, 2025
6% EBBS Recedes (4) Premier Sunday Sep 14, 2025
6% FIAT Edict (4) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
5% INCITED Urged popular edict to be changed (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
5% DELAY Cause to be late (5) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
5% CHESSGAME One may include a lot of checks (9) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
5% OHNO "How awful!" (4) Universal Nov 4, 2025
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