'Mean as custard' for 'keen as mustard', say Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPOONERISM 'Mean as custard' for 'keen as mustard', say (10) The Guardian Quick Feb 22, 2024
5% INTEND Mean (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 15, 2025
5% SHARPPRACTICE Cheating in keen exercise (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 13, 2025
5% WAR "This means __!" (3) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
5% STINGY Mean (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 5, 2025
5% DABS Small amounts of mustard (4) Newsday Nov 28, 2025
5% HORSEY Keen on riding (6) (6) Puzzler Nov 23, 2025
5% ACUTE Keen (5) LA Times Mini Nov 21, 2025
5% CRESS Plant often grown with mustard (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 19, 2025
5% EDGE Keenness (4) Thomas Joseph Nov 13, 2025

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