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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MIST Metaphor for the past (4) Newsday Nov 28, 2015
3% ELUDE Slip past (5) USA Today Sep 12, 2026
3% RATRACE Mad-dash metaphor (7) Newsday Sep 11, 2026
3% AGO In the past (3)
3% TIT Metaphorical payback (3) Newsday Sep 5, 2026
3% OVER In the past (4) New York Times Sep 4, 2026
3% PLOTARMOUR Metaphorical defence for a main character * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2026
3% FEASTS Metaphorical profusions (6) Newsday Aug 29, 2026
3% YORE Time long past (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 28, 2026
3% POI Polynesian paste (3) USA Today Aug 25, 2026

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