Journalist in luck, known eccentric to get cracking (7,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KNUCKLEDOWN Journalist in luck, known eccentric to get cracking (7,4) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
6% KOOK Eccentric (4) New York Times Jan 17, 2026
6% ODDBALL Eccentric (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 16, 2026
6% ANY "___ luck?" (3) Universal Jan 15, 2026
6% DUMB ___ luck (4) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
6% LOTSA "__ luck!" (5) Commuter Dec 5, 2025
5% PREACHED Gave a sermon quietly to get at journalist (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 26, 2026
5% ANN Journalist Curry (3) New York Times Jan 26, 2026
5% UPAT __ the crack of dawn (4) Newsday Jan 25, 2026
5% QUIRK Eccentricity, foible (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 24, 2026

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