Smile and start to detest the nine-to-five? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRIND Smile and start to detest the nine-to-five? (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 31, 2017
6% ABHOR Detest (5) LA Times Mini Aug 31, 2025
6% HATED Detested (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 11, 2025
6% HATE Detest (4) Commuter Aug 11, 2025
6% LOATHE Detest (6) LA Times Daily Aug 3, 2025
6% RATRACE Nine-to-five grind (7) USA Today Jun 25, 2025
5% SNEER Mean smile (5) Universal Sep 4, 2025
5% ANDY Samberg of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
5% BEAM Smile broadly (4) Newsday Aug 31, 2025
5% NONET Group of nine (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 30, 2025

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