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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARSON Serious crime of beheaded parish priest (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 18, 2021
2% ABET Assist in a crime (4)
2% CLERIC Priest (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Dec 4, 2025
2% ARE "___ you serious?" (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2025
2% HIGHTREASON Announced cause of elevation - a serious crime (4,7) (11) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Nov 29, 2025
2% STERN Serious (5) (5) Mirror Quick Nov 28, 2025
2% VENUE Scene of a crime (5) Newsday Nov 27, 2025
2% DRUID Celtic priest (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 24, 2025
2% SIN Serious offense (3) USA Today Nov 20, 2025
2% LAMA Buddhist priest (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025

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