Recruit may be bitter, perhaps, about short name Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEGINNER Recruit may be bitter, perhaps, about short name (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 20, 2019
7% ALE It may be bitter (3) New York Times May 1, 2026
7% COLD Bitter, perhaps (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 30, 2026
6% IDED Named, for short (4) USA Today May 19, 2026
6% ENLIST Recruit (6) (6) Mirror Quick May 3, 2026
6% RETORT Be short with, perhaps (6) LA Times Daily Apr 10, 2026
5% CIG What vape may be an alternative for, for short (3)
5% ROPESIN Successfully recruits: 2 wds. (7) Commuter May 30, 2026
5% AMARIALIQUID A touch of bitterness, lit. something of bitter (DRN 4. 1134) (12) The Times O Tempora May 30, 2026
5% SOUR Tart, bitter (4) (4) Mirror Classic May 28, 2026

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