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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESCALATES Steps up, being formerly involved in unusual cases (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 2, 2019
5% CREATES Institutes cases involving espionage principally (7) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 30, 2025
5% ENTAILS Involves (7) New York Times Sep 28, 2025
5% OFFBEAT Unusual (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 25, 2025
5% ATYPICAL Unusual (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 24, 2025
5% TROD Stepped (4) USA Today Sep 23, 2025
5% ACCUSE Point the finger at copper in unusual case (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 16, 2025
5% ONCE Formerly (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 15, 2025
5% IFSO "In that case..." (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
5% RARE Unusual (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Sep 8, 2025

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