Short tango: poetry when taking the lead (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TERSE Short tango: poetry when taking the lead (5) (5)
7% STEER Take the lead (5) The Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
7% TWO "It takes ___ to tango" (3)
6% DIRECT Awful Conservative beginning to take lead (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
6% ERE "Before," in poetry (3)
6% TROOP Inferior tango upset band (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 30, 2025
6% EER Always, in poetry (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 23, 2025
6% OPTIMUM Model parent - prefer this person taking the lead (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 19, 2025
6% AHEAD In the lead (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
6% EEN Even, in poetry (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 5, 2025
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