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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRAMA Play dead, oddly, when animal enters (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 4, 2017
6% EXTINCT Dead nice, oddly, poking something akin to a dead parrot? (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
6% ROSTRUM Stage riot oddly before play (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
6% POSSUM Marsupial that plays dead (6) USA Today Oct 31, 2025
5% TIE Dead heat (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 18, 2025
5% SPITTINGIMAGE Dead ringer (13) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 16, 2025
5% TIED Dead even (4) Universal Nov 16, 2025
5% DOB When you entered this world: Abbr. (3)
5% FLAT Dead level (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
5% ROLL With 4-Across, prepare to play dead, perhaps (4) The Washington Post Mini Nov 12, 2025

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