Passing first of exams, before expiring! Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELAPSING Passing first of exams, before expiring! (8) The Times Cryptic Jun 9, 2022
6% ORAL Word before "history" or "exam" (4) USA Today Nov 8, 2025
6% DYING Expiring (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 8, 2025
5% TOO "This ___ shall pass!" (3)
5% EYETEST Optometrist's exam (7) Eugene Sheffer Dec 20, 2025
5% OBITUARY Passing remarks? (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 20, 2025
5% ADMIT Pass word (5) Newsday Dec 20, 2025
5% TWEED Passed water following tributary's first river (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
5% ACEIT Nail the exam (5) Universal Dec 17, 2025
5% PRE Before (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 17, 2025

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