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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRETEXT Specious excuse before phone message (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 27, 2024
3% ALIBIS Excuses (6) Eugene Sheffer Apr 4, 2026
3% GIVESAPASS Excuses (10) The Atlantic Mar 8, 2026
3% TEXT Phone message (4) Thomas Joseph Mar 3, 2026
3% TEXTS Phone messages (5) USA Today Jan 3, 2026
2% SIM Phone card (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 3, 2026
2% AHEM "Excuse me ... " (4) LA Times Daily Apr 1, 2026
2% EBOOK Text on a phone? (5) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
2% HOME "E.T. phone ___" (4) New York Times Mar 31, 2026
2% EPITAPH Headstone message (7) The Times Concise Mar 30, 2026

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