Old boy, boring perhaps, certainly not square Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OBLONG Old boy, boring perhaps, certainly not square (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 16, 2019
6% YES "Certainly!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 2, 2026
5% HOHUM Kinda boring (5) New York Times Mini Mar 11, 2026
5% ROMEO Lover boy (5) LA Times Mini Mar 11, 2026
5% EVEN Squared (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 9, 2026
5% MELODIC Sweet doctor left old bores (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Mar 7, 2026
5% PAT Butter square (3) LA Times Daily Mar 6, 2026
5% TIM Dickens boy (3) Thomas Joseph Mar 6, 2026
5% ROBUST Rugged old boy beset by fungal disease (6) The Times Cryptic Mar 4, 2026
5% AREA Square footage (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 2, 2026

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