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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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