Lament retired academic unknown by most of the proverbial crowd, it's said Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THRENODY Lament retired academic unknown by most of the proverbial crowd, it's said (8) The Times Cryptic Feb 13, 2024
56% DEMUREST Most retiring (8) Newsday Aug 8, 2025
52% BEMOANS Laments (7) The Atlantic Oct 22, 2025
52% OAPS Most retired folks, in short (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 4, 2025
49% MOB Crowd (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
49% ALIST In-crowd (5) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
49% ASWESAY "Proverbially speaking . . ." (7) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
47% COOT Proverbially bald bird (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
47% EXAM Academic test (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 23, 2025
47% NERDY Overly academic (5) Newsday Oct 31, 2025

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