Lover that was hardly hunky offers excuse Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXPLAIN Lover that was hardly hunky offers excuse (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 1, 2021
3% AOK Hunky-dory (3) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
2% HEY "Excuse you!" (3) USA Today Oct 8, 2025
2% VAIN Hardly humble (4) USA Today Oct 8, 2025
2% AHEM "Excuse me..." (4) Commuter Oct 7, 2025
2% ROSE Lover's flower (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
2% SYBARITE Lover of luxury (8) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2025
2% ASHEN Hardly ruddy (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
2% EXES Former lovers (4) Commuter Oct 2, 2025
2% CAT Jazz lover (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 1, 2025

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