Never encountered before Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOVEL Never encountered before (5)
4% ALLNEW Never before seen (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
3% MEET Encounter (4) The Atlantic Dec 28, 2025
3% ORNOT "Welp, never mind" (5) LA Times Daily Dec 26, 2025
3% MET Encountered (3) Commuter Dec 25, 2025
3% BOTHER British encountering different trouble (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
3% UNTIL Before (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 25, 2025
3% ETERNAL Never-ending (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 24, 2025
3% ANDDONTCOMEBACK "... then never, ever return!" (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
3% EVER "Never have I ___ ..." (4) Universal Dec 20, 2025
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