Starts to deliver unusually brief service for dead author Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUMAS Starts to deliver unusually brief service for dead author (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 1, 2016
3% TGIF Brief start to the weekend (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
2% PAUSE Brief break (5) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
2% LAWYER Brief (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
2% ODD Unusual (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
2% FAD Brief fashion (3) The Telegraph Mini Oct 14, 2025
2% MEALSONWHEELS Service started by the WVS in the Second World War, delivering cooked food to bombed-out people (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 12, 2025
2% SHORT Brief (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 11, 2025
2% HES "___ dead, Jim" (3) The Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
2% STIFF Dead formidable (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 9, 2025

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