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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COLUMBO Short newspaper piece beginning to badmouth old detective (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 20, 2024
3% DISMISSED Badmouth schoolmarm? Journalist fired (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2026
3% ROOK Piece that begins in the corner (4) The Atlantic Sep 27, 2026
3% TEC Detective, in old shorthand (3) New York Times Mini Aug 31, 2026
3% OPED Newspaper opinion piece (4) New York Times Aug 10, 2026
2% BITS __ and pieces (4) Commuter Oct 2, 2026
2% OPENS Begins games hosted by old partners (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 1, 2026
2% STENO Old courtroom pro, for short (5) Commuter Sep 25, 2026
2% ORIGIN Beginning (6) LA Times Daily Sep 20, 2026
2% INSERT Newspaper extra (6) Premier Sunday Sep 20, 2026

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