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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | TUB Slow boat contrary to expectation returned (3) | (3) | The Sun Two Speed | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 6% | BUMS Borrows without expecting to return | (4) | Newsday | Mar 6, 2026 |
| 6% | AFTERALL Coming in last, contrary to expectations (5,3) | (8) | The Guardian Cryptic | Jan 29, 2026 |
| 5% | GLACIAL Extremely slow | (7) | Wall Street Journal | Mar 21, 2026 |
| 5% | MOOR Room to return and secure boat (4) | (4) | Mirror Cryptic | Mar 19, 2026 |
| 5% | PERVERSE Contrary, obstinate (8) | (8) | Puzzler | Mar 18, 2026 |
| 5% | AGOG Eagerly expectant | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Mar 14, 2026 |
| 5% | LARGO At a slow tempo | (5) | The Times Specialist Sunday | Mar 8, 2026 |
| 5% | DRAWL Slow speech | (5) | Puzzler Backwords | Mar 8, 2026 |
| 5% | EXCEED Surpass, as expectations | (6) | New York Times Midi | Mar 4, 2026 |
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