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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PESTLED Nasty little creature was first to be found in ground (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 28, 2015
3% ICKY Nasty (4) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
3% BEASTS Creatures son found in socks (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
3% BLEH "That's nasty" (4) The Atlantic Nov 24, 2025
3% ORCHID Nasty creature concealed in bloom (6) The Times Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
3% IMP Mischievous little creature (3) The Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
2% CONCRETE Grounded in reality (8) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
2% GRIEVANCE Grounds for complaint (9) The Times Concise Nov 22, 2025
2% DENS Creature digs (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
2% MIRE Swampy ground (4) Commuter Nov 21, 2025

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