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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUTTERCUP Plant beginning to beat, say, competition (9) The Times Quick Cryptic May 1, 2025
6% TAN Beat (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 13, 2026
6% PUMMEL Beat, pound (6) Puzzler Backwords Mar 13, 2026
6% TOP Beat (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 11, 2026
6% EPEE Competition blade (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 11, 2026
6% ROUT Beat handily (4) LA Times Daily Mar 10, 2026
6% ACORN American firm runs new plant to begin with (5) The Times Cryptic Mar 6, 2026
6% BOXER Competitive lightweight (5) Newsday Mar 6, 2026
6% INIT Still competitive (4) Newsday Mar 5, 2026
6% ONSET Beginning (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 2, 2026

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