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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUNYAN Sounds like something painful afoot for author John (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 19, 2015
3% ADORE Like something fierce? (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 11, 2025
3% SMELLARAT Sense something is afoot (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 25, 2025
3% SORE Like some painful throats (4)
3% OINK Circle something in pen, which sounds like this? (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
3% MOAN Low sound of pain or pleasure (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 3, 2025
3% UNION Something nasty afoot with British deserting alliance (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
3% DOS Author John __ Passos (3) Commuter Sep 17, 2025
2% MOE Nickname that sounds like "mow" (3)
2% YEW Evergreen that sounds like a pronoun (3) Universal Dec 10, 2025

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