Not following the shortest way Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INDIRECT Not following the shortest way (8)
3% IAMMALALA 2013 memoir that was followed in 2025 by "Finding My Way" (9) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
3% TAOISM Chinese religious and philosophical system, following "the way" (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 21, 2025
3% FEB Shortest month, for short (3)
3% MAY Shortest month (3) Newsday Dec 12, 2025
3% A "And following ..." (1) USA Today Quick Dec 6, 2025
3% THEN "And following ..." (4) USA Today Quick Dec 6, 2025
3% ENSUE Follow (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
3% DIRECTROUTE Shortest way (11) LA Times Daily Aug 1, 2015
3% ASTHECROWFLIES Shortest way (14)
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