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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VERSUS Possibly playing part of lovers, usually (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 3, 2025
7% ACTS Play parts (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 3, 2026
7% SCENE Part of a play (5) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2026
7% ROLE Part in a play (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2026
7% ROLES Parts in a play (5) Newsday Aug 24, 2026
6% ST ____-crossed lovers (2) USA Today Quick Sep 2, 2026
6% STAR ____-crossed lovers (4) USA Today Quick Sep 2, 2026
6% HAND Body part with fingers and a thumb ... or the start to the name of a sport that is usually played in a walled court (4)
6% ACT Play a part in a play, say (3)
6% OVERACT Extravagantly perform part of lover, actually (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 27, 2026

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