Scattered surplus, holding spades Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPARSE Scattered surplus, holding spades (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 6, 2018
6% SHOVEL Spade (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
6% ACE ___ of spades (3)
6% GLUT Surplus (4) New York Times Mini Sep 5, 2025
6% EXTRA Surplus (5) Newsday Aug 8, 2025
6% EXCESS Surplus (6) Eugene Sheffer Aug 4, 2025
5% KATE Fashion designer Spade (4) New York Times Oct 8, 2025
5% SPARE Surplus (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 2, 2025
5% REMAINDER Aide-memoire about a surplus (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 27, 2025
5% SOWING Scattering on a farm (6) Newsday Sep 21, 2025

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