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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GUTTERSNIPE Poor child sputtering terribly and close to collapse (11) The Times Cryptic Jun 5, 2025
3% PINOTNOIR Wine, terribly poor, innit! (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
2% TOT Young child (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 10, 2026
2% PARENT Raise, as a child (6)
2% IMPLODE Collapse inwardly (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Feb 7, 2026
2% CRATERS Completely collapses (7) New York Times Feb 4, 2026
2% NEAR Close (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 4, 2026
2% REEK Smell terrible (4) Commuter Jan 31, 2026
2% NANNY Child's nurse (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 31, 2026
2% ALMS Donations for the poor (4) Commuter Jan 30, 2026

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