Like a screw after being turned counterclockwise Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOOSER Like a screw after being turned counterclockwise (6) New York Times Mar 19, 2023
3% REDRAW Change Turn of the Screw (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
3% LEVO Turning counterclockwise (4) Universal Mar 6, 2015
2% PARTTIME Like some after-school jobs (8) USA Today Dec 3, 2025
2% SPIRAL April's turned out to be spring-like (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
2% RIGHT Like many triangles and turns (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 2, 2025
2% SANER Having fewer loose screws? (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 1, 2025
2% CARTHORSE One hard-working hammer-thrower's being looked after? (9) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 28, 2025
2% EXACT Court supporting dismissal after turning milk? (5) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 27, 2025
2% OTOSCOPE Medical examiner turned up like this to handle the situation (8) The Times Cryptic Nov 26, 2025

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