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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAZES Initiates badly? (5) New York Times Jun 22, 2017
66% CANDLE Light carriage initially badly laden (6)
51% LILLIPUT Small country lane initially badly laid across island (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 15, 2022
47% DEED BOX Where documents kept neat after what’s done initially badly (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 13, 2023
11% LUCIFER If clue initially reads badly, strike it! (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 8, 2025
10% ETERNAL Endless expressions initially learnt badly (7) (7)
9% MAIM Badly injure (4) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
9% CRAVE Want badly (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 6, 2025
9% ATFIRST Initially (7) Eugene Sheffer Sep 4, 2025
9% STOLE Took badly? (5) USA Today Sep 3, 2025

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