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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SVENGALI Person exerting sinister control over another (8) The Times Concise Feb 7, 2017
3% PANT React to exertion (4) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
3% STRAIN Exert (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 2, 2025
3% SNEER Sinister smile (5) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
3% BOSS Exercise control over (4) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
3% SWAY Exert control over (4)
2% EXCUSEME Dance in which a person may take another's partner (8) Puzzler Backwords Nov 10, 2025
2% PLACEBO Control, frequently (7) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
2% DEVOLVE Delegate to another (7) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
2% SWEATER Jumper showing signs of exertion? (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Nov 6, 2025

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