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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PALATE Taste, metaphorically (6) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
8% ACID Sour-tasting (4) Puzzler Backwords Apr 4, 2026
8% CLEANSLATE "Blackboard" metaphor for a beginning (10) Newsday Apr 1, 2026
8% FIRSTBASE "Infield" metaphor for a beginning (9) Newsday Apr 1, 2026
8% FRESHSTART "Reinvigorated" metaphor for a beginning (10) Newsday Apr 1, 2026
8% STATE Taste (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 29, 2026
8% UMAMI Savory taste (5) Newsday Mar 29, 2026
8% INCENTIVE Carrot on a stick, metaphorically (9) New York Times Mar 23, 2026
8% DOORS Opportunities, metaphorically (5) USA Today Mar 16, 2026
8% TEETH Enforceability metaphor (5) LA Times Daily Mar 14, 2026

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