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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GREENFLY Novelist drops back knowing one's a pest (8) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 19, 2022
5% ANTS Little pests (4) Newsday Mar 12, 2026
5% MIC ___ drop (3) USA Today Mar 11, 2026
5% CANTSAY "Who knows" (7) LA Times Daily Mar 10, 2026
5% CHANT "U! S! A!" for one (5) The Atlantic Mar 8, 2026
5% MOLE Yard pest (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 7, 2026
5% SUE Novelist Grafton (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 6, 2026
5% LIE Be on one's back (3) New York Times Mar 5, 2026
5% FLY Picnic pest (3)
5% AWARE In the know (5) Newsday Mar 3, 2026

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