Make surgeon fall ill and have a perfect fit Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOVETAIL Make surgeon fall ill and have a perfect fit (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 18, 2022
3% IDEAL Perfect, fitting (5) (5)
3% ADAPT Make fit for (5)
2% APT Fitting (3) Universal Sep 23, 2025
2% AIL Be ill (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
2% ORS Surgeons' places, for short (3) USA Today Sep 18, 2025
2% FLU Viral illness (3) The Times Concise Sep 16, 2025
2% LEAF It falls in the fall (4) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
2% SAWBONES Surgeon, informally (8) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 14, 2025
2% INAPT Not fitting (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025

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