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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DARES Lead-ins to games of chicken (5) New York Times Jun 13, 2015
3% LEG Serving of chicken (3) Commuter Feb 19, 2026
3% END Baseball : inning :: curling : __ (3) LA Times Daily Feb 15, 2026
3% CLOSER Ninth-inning pitcher (6) Commuter Feb 13, 2026
3% AHEAD In the lead (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 13, 2026
3% ANTES Poker pay-ins (5) USA Today Feb 8, 2026
3% WING Chicken part (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 6, 2026
3% SOLITAIRE Game I lost unfortunately leading to a rage (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
3% CHOW Chicken __ mein (4) Commuter Feb 4, 2026
3% BLEU Chicken (4) Commuter Jan 31, 2026

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