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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONSOLIDATE Improve control over prisoner, substantial troublemaker (11) The Times Cryptic Aug 3, 2022
5% WORSE Not improving (5) LA Times Daily Nov 3, 2025
5% PROVE Substantiate (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2025
5% HEFTY Substantial (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
5% MEATY Substantial (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 28, 2025
5% BOSS Exercise control over (4) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
4% CUT "Control" + "X" (3) The Atlantic Dec 19, 2025
4% AERATION Lawn improvement process (8) Newsday Dec 18, 2025
4% SEIZE Grab control of (5) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
4% JAILHOUSES US prisons (10) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 14, 2025

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