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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESCAPISM In dunce's cap, is maybe avoiding reality (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 30, 2017
78% CONIC Like dunce caps (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 9, 2025
67% CONICAL Shaped like dunce's cap (7) (7)
61% SILLYCONE Dunce cap? (9) Wall Street Journal Mar 16, 2022
61% BLUNDERWEAR Dunce cap? (11)
61% CLODCOVER Dunce cap? (9)
61% CONES Dunce caps (5)
58% SNO __-Caps (3) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2025
55% DODGE Avoid (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 22, 2025
55% FATHEAD Dunce (7) (7) Mirror Quick Jun 6, 2025

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