Material returned to an excavated hole (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKFILL Material returned to an excavated hole (8) (8)
8% DIG Excavate (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 25, 2025
7% DUG Excavated (3) (3) Mirror Quick Oct 30, 2025
7% DIGGER Excavation vehicle (6) The Times Concise Oct 16, 2025
7% DENIM Material excavated in return (5) (5)
6% OVERT Hole and green in Open (5) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 4, 2025
6% EYE Needle hole (3) Universal Nov 3, 2025
6% ENTER Return analogue (5) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
6% WELL Water hole (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
6% RUBICON Point of no return (7) The Times Concise Oct 29, 2025
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