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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMMEDIATE One's referee is closest (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 23, 2021
6% BADCALL Referee's mistake (7) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
6% NEAREST Closest (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 16, 2025
6% ARBITER Referee (7) The Times Concise Sep 6, 2025
6% BFF Closest one, briefly (3) LA Times Daily Jul 12, 2025
5% MAINE U.S. state closest to Europe (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
5% ALASKA U.S. state closest to Asia (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
5% LINESMAN Official assisting a referee (8) Premier Sunday Oct 5, 2025
5% RED ___ card (referee's "no-no" card) (3)
5% ONO Otherwise closest bid (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 28, 2025

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