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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALARMBELL Start of a drill, maybe (9) New York Times Oct 22, 2017
9% INCULCATE Drill in? (9) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
9% BORE Drill (4) USA Today Quick Oct 19, 2025
8% MOLAR Drilling site (5) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
8% PRACTICE Drill, e.g. (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
8% ROT Start to smell, maybe (3)
7% REPTILE One's maybe scaled theatre at start of Top Hat? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 7, 2025
7% ONSET Start (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
7% WELLSEE "Maybe, maybe not" (7) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
7% SGT Drill instructor's rank: Abbr. (3) New York Times Mini Oct 25, 2025

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