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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEEP Nearly vertical, as a cliff (5) New York Times Feb 16, 2015
7% ONEND Vertically (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 24, 2025
7% ROCKFACE Cliff's vertical expanse (4,4) (8) Puzzler Sep 6, 2025
6% RISER Vertical part of a stair (5) The Times Concise Dec 10, 2025
6% LAMER Not nearly as cool (5) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
6% HOR Opposite of "vertical," for short (3)
6% EON Nearly forever (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025
6% MOST Nearly all (4) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
6% ALMOST Nearly (6) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025
6% CRAGS Cliffs; peaks (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 19, 2025

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