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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NINJA Masked assassin is somewhat forlorn in jail (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 29, 2021
2% HIDE Mask (4) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
2% SINATRA Singer is in a trap, somewhat (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 8, 2026
2% DESOLATE Very elated, bubbly on the outside? Forlorn (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Jan 7, 2026
2% SORTA Somewhat, informally (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
2% ISH "Somewhat" (3) Universal Jan 2, 2026
2% BAIL Get-out-of-jail money (4)
2% PRETTY Teacher's stern in secondary somewhat (6) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 2, 2026
2% ZORRO Masked hero (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025
2% PAROLED Released from jail early (7) New York Times Dec 22, 2025

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