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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RAISETHEBAR Set a new standard, and a hint to the circled letters (11) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2019
8% SHORTCHANGE Cheat … or a punny hint to the four sets of circled letters (11) New York Times Dec 22, 2025
7% BUNKBEDS Camp sleeping spots … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (8) New York Times Dec 15, 2025
7% IVEGOTYOUCOVERED "Leave it to me" … and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle (16) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
6% CHOPPEDSANDWICH Viral hero, and a description of what's found in each set of circled letters (15) Wall Street Journal Dec 29, 2025
6% ONTHEBRIGHTSIDE "It's not all bad news ...," and what the circled letters in this puzzle literally are? (15) LA Times Daily Dec 2, 2025
6% DEFAULT Standard setting on a device (7) The Times Concise Nov 6, 2025
6% STIRTHEPOT Create tension among friends, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (10) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
6% BACKUPCAMERAS Standard equipment on some new vehicles, and a hint to the circled letters (13) Wall Street Journal Sep 28, 2022
5% LAMENT Mourning standard (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 9, 2026

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