Middle of eight, nine, ten- taking one back for tidying up Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEATENING Middle of eight, nine, ten- taking one back for tidying up (9)
6% NEATENS Tidies up (7) Thomas Joseph Mar 13, 2026
6% RESTS Takes ten (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 21, 2026
6% CLEAN Tidy up (5) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
5% NEAT ___ and tidy (4)
5% REPO Take back, briefly (4) LA Times Daily Mar 8, 2026
5% LIE Be on one's back (3) New York Times Mar 5, 2026
5% PATSY One who is set up to take the blame (5)
5% ROWER One of eight who is quarrelsome? (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 28, 2026
5% CONFETTI Scattered pieces of paper etc? Not if tidied up (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 24, 2026
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