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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAMLET Play well, trapping Middlesex's opener before tea, say (6) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 26, 2022
62% ACTONE Play opener (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 14, 2025
62% ACTI Play opener (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
59% TACTIC Before start of play, tense captain's opening ploy (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
56% ACT Perform in a play, say (3)
56% PART Role in a play, say (4)
56% SEEIN Open the door for, say (5) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
56% SNARE Trap (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
56% PASTA Dish finished before end of tea (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
56% FIRSTACT Play opener (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 5, 2025

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