Puzzle had screw loose, or had cracked Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WORDSEARCH Puzzle had screw loose, or had cracked (10) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 11, 2023
7% IVE "-- had it!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
7% WORE Had on (4) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
6% ATE Had a nosh (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 6, 2025
6% WISHED Had hopes (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
6% PINED Had longings (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
6% AMAVERANT They had loved (9) The Times O Tempora Oct 25, 2025
6% DRAWN (Had) sketched (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 22, 2025
6% AILED Had trouble (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 22, 2025
6% LEANT Had an inclination (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025

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