Rear Admiral essentially struggling to get drier (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AIRER Rear Admiral essentially struggling to get drier (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 18, 2024
6% TWOSTAR Like some rear admirals (7) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
5% THROES Painful struggles (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
5% CLASSACTS Those to admire (9) Universal Dec 12, 2025
5% STEP ___ to the rear (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
5% TESTS Class struggles (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
5% NIRVANA Vehicle in rain struggling to get to paradise (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 29, 2025
5% KEY Essential (3) The Telegraph Quick Nov 26, 2025
5% VIEW Rear-___ mirror (4)
5% AFT Boat's rear (3) New York Times Mini Nov 24, 2025

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