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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOMENTUM Short time with hesitation giving impetus (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 22, 2021
3% ERS Hesitant sounds (3) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
3% UHS Verbal hesitations (3) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
3% HASTY Impetuous (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 8, 2025
3% OPP Like "give" to "take," for short (3)
3% UMM Hesitation sound (3)
3% LENT Time to give up? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 8, 2025
3% ISSUE Give out hanky, short of time (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 4, 2025
3% DRIVE Impetus (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
2% EMIT Give out wrong time (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 10, 2026

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