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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARTLE Surprise opening by the French (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 19, 2025
4% SACREBLEU French cry of surprise (9) LA Times Daily Jul 31, 2026
3% YIKES Expression of surprise (5) LA Times Daily Sep 29, 2026
3% FRIES French ___ (5) New York Times Midi Sep 25, 2026
3% STUN Surprise greatly (4) Newsday Sep 22, 2026
3% IMSHOCKED "Gee, what a surprise" (9) The Atlantic Sep 20, 2026
3% CAMEO Short surprise appearance (5) TV Sep 20, 2026
3% ETRE French "to be" (4) New York Times Midi Sep 20, 2026
3% ILIE 1973 French Open champ Nastase (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 17, 2026
3% SELES French Open champ of 1990, 1991 and 1992 (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 17, 2026

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