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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WORDPLAY ...or, if a letter is nudged over, a hint to the contest answer (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 5, 2016
6% PROD Nudge (4) LA Times Daily Jun 27, 2026
5% PLAYOFF Postseason contest (7) Commuter Jul 23, 2026
5% RESTRICTEDAREA *Military base, e.g. (In this answer, note the last letter + the first 3 letters) (14) Universal Jul 23, 2026
5% RIGHTIES Southpaws' counterparts, or a phonetic hint to the last letters of all words in the starred clues' answers (8) Universal Jul 22, 2026
5% CUE Signal, hint (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 22, 2026
5% ASH Hint of a fire? (3)
5% SPELLINGBEE Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single letters (11) USA Today Jul 21, 2026
5% RACE Contest of speed (4) Commuter Jul 21, 2026
5% ENTRY Contest form (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 17, 2026

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