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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CASTAWAY Perhaps islander's reason for not staging play (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 6, 2023
6% ACT Play a role on stage (3) New York Times Midi Jun 2, 2026
6% DRAMA Serious stage play (5) Newsday Jun 1, 2026
5% PHASED In stages (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 12, 2026
5% NOMANSLAND 1975 stage play by Harold Pinter (2,4,4) (10) Mirror Quiz Jul 11, 2026
5% CUE Stage prompt (3) Universal Jul 10, 2026
5% OSRIC Courtier in the William Shakespeare stage play Hamlet (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jul 2, 2026
5% STATEN ___ Island (6) New York Times Jul 2, 2026
5% TALKSENSE Speak reasonably (9) New York Times Midi Jun 30, 2026
5% TRUE & 16A 1980 stage play by Sam Shepard (4,4) (4) Mirror Quiz Jun 30, 2026

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