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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BARBED Like cruel joke uncovered about bishop (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 11, 2015
3% SADISTIC Cruel (8) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2026
3% OPEN Uncovered (4) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
3% AUNATUREL Uncovered (9) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
3% STALE Like old jokes (5) Universal Dec 23, 2025
2% PIECE Bishop, e.g. (5) New York Times Feb 19, 2026
2% MEANSTREAK Cruel bent (10) Universal Feb 15, 2026
2% IMEANIT "This isn't a joke!" (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 14, 2026
2% HAHA "The joke's on you!" (4) LA Times Mini Feb 14, 2026
2% INHUMANE Cruel, brutal (8) (8) Mirror Classic Feb 13, 2026

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