Referee briefly popped out for a smoke (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REEFER Referee briefly popped out for a smoke (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 18, 2024
3% ARBITER Referee (7) The Times Concise Sep 6, 2025
3% CIGS "Smokes" (4) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
3% FAINTS Blacks out briefly (6) Newsday Aug 18, 2025
3% TKO Boxing referee's call, briefly (3)
2% AROSE Popped up (5) Universal Sep 4, 2025
2% IDOL Pop sensation (4) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025
2% DAD Pop (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
2% SNAP "___, crackle, pop" (4)
2% PER A pop (3) New York Times Aug 31, 2025

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