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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNNERUP Sport news: genuine backing for person coming second (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 6, 2018
6% REAL Genuine (4) The Telegraph Mini Aug 4, 2026
6% EVE Biblical second coming? (3) New York Times Jul 30, 2026
6% NOLIE "Genuinely!" (5) Universal Jul 28, 2026
6% THOU Second person seen in "Hamlet" (4) New York Times Jul 25, 2026
6% YOU Second person (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 18, 2026
6% REBOUND Come back with a new cover perhaps (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 14, 2026
6% MASSEUR Person manipulating service to regret coming back (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 11, 2026
6% YEATS "The Second Coming" poet, 1919 (5) New York Times Jul 5, 2026
6% AUTHENTIC Genuine (9) The Times Concise Jun 22, 2026

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