"Should the contrary be the case..." Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IFNOT 'Should the contrary be the case...' (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2018
9% IFSO "Should that be the case ... " (4) LA Times Daily Mar 23, 2026
7% OUGHT Should (5) Puzzler Backwords May 6, 2026
6% SHEATHKNIFE Weapon in case? (6,5) (11) Puzzler Cryptic May 23, 2026
6% ACRID Harsh Republican taking LSD? On the contrary (5) The Telegraph Cryptic May 22, 2026
6% NANA Grandma hiding bananas? On the contrary (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed May 22, 2026
6% AWOL Case for military police (4) New York Times May 22, 2026
6% OIL Water should not be poured on this, if it is burning (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 21, 2026
6% WALLET Case for money (6) The Telegraph Quick May 20, 2026
6% AMPLE Plenty of beer swallowed by politician? On the contrary (5) The Telegraph Cryptic May 19, 2026

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