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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SQUALID In dire need of cleaning (7) USA Today May 2, 2020
3% RIDE Dire sort of journey (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
3% WIPER Cleaning cloth or blade? (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 4, 2026
3% WIPES Cleans with a cloth (5) Universal Jan 2, 2026
3% MOP Cleaning implement (3) (3) Mirror Quick Jan 1, 2026
3% RAMROD Utensil for cleaning firearms (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 22, 2025
3% ADMITSTO Comes clean about (8) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
3% MOPS Floor cleaning tools (4)
3% STRAITS They may be dire (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
3% ERASED Wiped clean (6) Commuter Dec 16, 2025

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