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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNNERUP Sport news: genuine backing for person coming second (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 6, 2018
6% EVE Second person (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
6% REAL Genuine (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 22, 2025
6% YOUALL Second-person plural (6) Newsday Nov 14, 2025
6% YOURS Second person possessive pronoun (5) The Times Concise Oct 30, 2025
6% RETURN Come back (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 25, 2025
6% REAPPEAR Come back (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 17, 2025
6% ESPN Channel with sports news (4) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
6% MARK Second New Testament Gospel (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
6% TEEM Come across coming back, and come down (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 8, 2025

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