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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YOUCANTTELLPUNS Start of a quip about wordplay (15) New York Times Apr 23, 2015
3% SALLY Quip (5) Newsday Aug 29, 2026
3% PUNISH Fine wordplay - sort of (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 23, 2026
2% JOHNSTON Quipping commentator tense visiting lexicographer (8) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 2, 2026
2% STEREO Start to type? (6) New York Times Aug 27, 2026
2% TRACTS Start out about 100 pamphlets (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 24, 2026
2% ONSET Start (5) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 23, 2026
2% TEEOFF Start a round (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2026
2% ACROSTIC Wordplay known to Greeks, Socratic sort (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 20, 2026
2% HEADING Chapter start (7) Thomas Joseph Aug 19, 2026

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