In retrospect, Cummings initially should replace tungsten in pen, one not working Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RETIREE In retrospect, Cummings initially should replace tungsten in pen, one not working (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 10, 2021
4% SUMMA __ cum laude (5) LA Times Daily Dec 25, 2025
4% OUGHT Should (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 13, 2025
4% ALAN "The Traitors" host Cumming (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 2025
4% LAUDE Summa cum ___ (5) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
4% HONORS Magna cum laude and summa cum laude, e.g. (6) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
4% ALLFIXED "That should work now!" (8) Universal Nov 23, 2025
4% INSTRUCTO Ovidius cum stylo ____ scripsit: Ovid wrote with a learned pen (9) The Times O Tempora Nov 8, 2025
4% ADIEU Gold pens stop working in farewell (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
3% INK Pen liquid (3) The Telegraph Mini Jan 10, 2026

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