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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRIASSIC Period when dinosaurs first appeared (8) USA Today Mar 30, 2026
3% REX Tyrannosaurus ___, dinosaur (3) Puzzler Backwords Mar 24, 2026
3% TREX Short-armed dinosaur (4) Commuter Mar 9, 2026
3% DEBUT Actor's first appearance (5)
3% LONGGONE Like dinosaurs (8) Eugene Sheffer Feb 11, 2026
3% ARLO "The Good Dinosaur" dinosaur (4) LA Times Daily Feb 8, 2026
3% DEBUTS First appearances (6) Universal Feb 4, 2026
3% ALI Boxer appearing in tabloid periodically (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
3% TRIASSICPERIOD When the first mammals and dinosaurs appeared (14) New York Times Nov 23, 2025
3% JURASSIC Period when there were dinosaurs (8) USA Today Apr 15, 2021

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