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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% QUISLING Short interrogation, then hang traitor (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 5, 2022
6% RAT Traitor (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
5% STAYS Hangs around (5)
5% PEG Pin used for hanging (3)
5% CARR The Celebrity Traitors contestant Alan (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
5% HOVER Start to hang above? (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
5% WAIT Hang about (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 30, 2025
5% LEARN Get the hang of (5) LA Times Daily Dec 24, 2025
5% UNCLOAK Reveal a Traitor perhaps (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Dec 23, 2025
5% SCRIM Hanging in the theater (5) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025

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