Spotted returning, carrying daughter's essentials Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEEDS Spotted returning, carrying daughter's essentials (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 13, 2022
65% COURTYARD Carry out drunken daughter into quadrangle (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
65% CORE Essential (4) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
65% NEED Essential (4) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
65% NOTED Famous school returns daughter (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
62% APT Spot-on (3) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
62% PEN Autograph essential (3)
62% BINGO "Spot on!" (5) New York Times Jan 8, 2026
62% VAPOR Contrail, essentially (5) LA Times Daily Jan 6, 2026
62% LOCATION Spot (8) The Atlantic Jan 4, 2026

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