Say butter's rejected, getting this instead? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MARGE Say butter's rejected, getting this instead? (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 28, 2023
75% CLUMSY Butter-fingered, say (6)
72% LIEU In ___ of (instead of) (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
69% SPREAD Circulate butter, say (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
66% SPURN Reject (5) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 30, 2025
66% NOS Rejections (3) The Atlantic Nov 28, 2025
66% DENY Reject (4) USA Today Nov 21, 2025
63% PAT Bit of butter (3) The Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
63% DAB Bit of butter (3) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
63% GHEE Clarified butter (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 18, 2025

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