Ref. work with over 45,000 obsolete words Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OED Ref. work with over 45,000 obsolete words (3) Wall Street Journal Apr 20, 2020
77% SPATS Obsolete footwear (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
73% ARBITER Ref (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2025
70% TKO Ref's ring decision (3) Premier Sunday Nov 30, 2025
70% PEA Ref's whistle component (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 26, 2025
70% CALL Ref's decision (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 10, 2025
70% DATED Obsolete (5) (5) Mirror Quick Sep 3, 2025
66% OUTDATED Obsolete, old-fashioned (8) The Times Concise Oct 27, 2025
63% FRET Dithering ref initially tolerates worry (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
63% WAIT With 45-Down, "Hey, hold on!" (4) New York Times Nov 27, 2025

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