Rather thick, putting an R in 'investigate' Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STURDY Rather thick, putting an R in 'investigate' (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 27, 2020
6% SCOPEOUT Investigate (8) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
6% REST One of the R's of R & R (4) The Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
5% TSA JFK investigators (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
5% ROPE Thick string (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 7, 2026
5% SLAB Thick slice (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 7, 2026
5% STUBBY Short and thick (6) Commuter Jan 5, 2026
5% KESHA We R Who We R singer (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
5% AUDIT Tax investigation (5) USA Today Jan 1, 2026
5% IRATE Rather angry (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 30, 2025

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