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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | STRAW Proverbial reason for a break? | (5) | LA Times Daily | Aug 26, 2015 |
| 7% | MANYATRUEWORD Proverbially, ____ is spoken in jest | (13) | The Times Specialist Sunday | Jan 11, 2026 |
| 7% | HOME Proverbially where the heart is | (4) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Jan 11, 2026 |
| 7% | SANE Reasonable | (4) | ||
| 7% | PURPOSE Reason | (7) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Jan 2, 2026 |
| 7% | ERGO For this reason | (4) | Newsday | Jan 2, 2026 |
| 7% | THREESOME Proverbially, a crowd (9) | (9) | Puzzler | Dec 13, 2025 |
| 6% | PROS Reasons for acting | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 14, 2026 |
| 6% | LESS What's more, proverbially and paradoxically | (4) | Universal | Jan 11, 2026 |
| 6% | SANER More reasonable | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 8, 2026 |
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