Retreats before smoke finally becomes impenetrable Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DENSE Retreats before smoke finally becomes impenetrable (5) The Times Cryptic May 16, 2023
2% BARE Empty pub before time, finally (4) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 5, 2026
2% NOSES Basic smoke detectors (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2026
2% ERE Before (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 5, 2026
2% WEARS Becomes tiresome (5) New York Times Feb 5, 2026
2% PUFF Smoke (4) The Telegraph Quick Feb 1, 2026
2% CIG Smoke, casually (3) Universal Jan 31, 2026
2% LAPSE Become void (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 31, 2026
2% LOX Smoked salmon (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 29, 2026
2% WISP Bit of smoke (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 29, 2026

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