Spouse briefly taking in a stray (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WAIF Spouse briefly taking in a stray (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 23, 2025
8% ERRS Strays (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
8% ADOPT Take in a stray, perhaps (5)
7% ERR Stray (3) (3) Mirror Quick Sep 4, 2025
7% OTHERHALF Spouse (5,4) (9) Mirror Quick Aug 14, 2025
7% MATE Spouse (4) Commuter Aug 12, 2025
7% ERRANT Straying (6) Universal Jul 3, 2025
7% WIFE Spouse (4) Eugene Sheffer Jun 4, 2025
6% SRO At capacity, briefly (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
6% ESCHEW Avoid ewes straying around church (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 6, 2025

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