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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INSISTENT Playing tennis is, at first, terribly demanding (9)
6% GAH "This is terrible!" (3) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
6% OBSERVE See lob - not the first tennis shot? (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
6% FIFTEEN First score at tennis? (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 10, 2025
6% INTENSE Forceful tennis played by beginner in Essex (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
6% AWFUL Terrible (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
6% ACTI First part of a play (4) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
6% BAD Terrible (3) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
6% ABYSMAL Terrible (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
5% NEEDY Demanding attention (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 23, 2025
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