Material bad - hence lousy for covering (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHENILLE Material bad - hence lousy for covering (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 5, 2026
6% TRIVIA Material covered in a bar exam? (6) The Atlantic Aug 30, 2026
6% THUS Hence (4) Commuter Aug 28, 2026
6% DEE Lousy grade (3) LA Times Daily Aug 12, 2026
5% ALAS "That's too bad..." (4) Newsday Sep 6, 2026
5% BADBOYSDONTCRY Bad Boys (14) New York Times Sep 6, 2026
5% SKIN Covering (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2026
5% PANS Bad reviews (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 1, 2026
5% EVIL Bad to the bone (4) New York Times Sep 1, 2026
5% ROTS Goes bad (4) New York Times Aug 31, 2026

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