Origin of the words "cake" and "egg" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NORSE Origin of the words "cake" and "egg" (5) New York Times Jan 14, 2024
8% EATME Words on Alice's cake (5) Universal Nov 11, 2025
7% ETYMONLINE Web reference for word origins (10) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
7% TURNOVER Cake (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 19, 2025
7% PIECE "___ of cake!" (5) Universal Oct 12, 2025
6% GENESIS Origin (7) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 30, 2025
6% BUNDT Cake with a hole (5) Commuter Nov 29, 2025
6% NEW Original (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 26, 2025
6% ICING Cake frosting (5) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
6% IDIOMS "The icing on the cake" and "A piece of cake," e.g. (6) The Atlantic Nov 23, 2025

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