Short period before southern agency turns over decorative piece (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOSAIC Short period before southern agency turns over decorative piece (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
6% TREES They periodically turn green (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 10, 2026
5% AGE Period (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 20, 2026
5% WHISTLE Signal extremely short period of time checks (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 17, 2026
5% APR Month before May, for short (3)
5% DUG Turned over soil (3) (3) The Sun Mini Feb 12, 2026
5% REMAP Quiet American turned chart over (5) The Times Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
5% OTS Decisive periods, for short (3) LA Times Daily Feb 10, 2026
5% GAPYEAR Period before starting more school (7) New York Times Feb 9, 2026
5% ERA Period (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 9, 2026

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