Puts the knife in perhaps as poets are nasty Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPERATES Puts the knife in perhaps as poets are nasty (8)
3% REEKS Smells nasty (5) TV Sep 7, 2025
3% SNIDE Indirectly nasty (5) Universal Aug 28, 2025
3% STANDARDS Put up with poets with no British qualities (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 12, 2025
3% REBAG Put in a second carrier, perhaps? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 8, 2025
3% SPITEFUL Put files in disorder to be nasty (8) (8)
3% ICK "Nasty!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Jun 11, 2025
2% ODIST Lyrical poet (5) Universal Aug 27, 2025
2% SPEAR Stick knife into second fruit (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 21, 2025
2% OVERDRESS Perhaps shift where boa might be put? (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 20, 2025
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