Spooner's shortage of pastries is a total fabrication Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PACKOFLIES Spooner's shortage of pastries is a total fabrication (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 2, 2024
6% FAMINE Shortage of a sort (6) New York Times Oct 2, 2025
6% DEFICIT Shortage (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 15, 2025
6% LACK Shortage (4) (4) Puzzler Sep 13, 2025
5% CRONUT Hybrid pastry (6) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
5% SCONE Teatime pastry (5) USA Today Oct 19, 2025
5% TALLY Total score (5) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
5% FIASCO Total disaster (6) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
5% ADORED Totally loved (6) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
5% AOK Totally fine (3) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025

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