Old lover in affair showing some muscle? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLEXING Old lover in affair showing some muscle? (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 7, 2022
5% BICEPS Arm muscle (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 21, 2025
5% SPAT Lovers' fight (4) Universal Dec 19, 2025
5% ABS Muscles in the torso (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
5% ODES Some Sharon Olds poems (4) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
5% PECS Chest muscles (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 17, 2025
5% PEC Chest muscle (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 16, 2025
5% BEEF Muscle complaint (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
5% BEGLAD "Show some gratitude!" (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 15, 2025
5% ANGLOPHILE Lover of England (10) The Telegraph Quick Dec 15, 2025

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