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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | OPERATOR Informal term for a person who acts in a shrewd and manipulative way (8) | (8) | ||
| 6% | SINGS Acts the informant | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Sep 25, 2025 |
| 6% | LOVEBOMBS Showers with affection in a manipulative way | (9) | LA Times Daily | Sep 6, 2025 |
| 6% | PHYSIO Manipulating person? (6) | (6) | The Guardian Quick | Aug 4, 2025 |
| 6% | ASTUTE Shrewd manipulation of statue (6) | (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | Jul 7, 2025 |
| 5% | TRIPLETHREAT Person who can sing, dance and act, say | (12) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 5% | COOK Person who prepares meals | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 5% | DEED An act that goes one way and another (4) | (4) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 5% | USER Manipulative one | (4) | Thomas Joseph | Oct 8, 2025 |
| 5% | COP Officer who issues a ticket, informally | (3) |
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