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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INTELLIGENCE Telling niece off for sharpness (12) The Telegraph Cryptic May 3, 2022
3% SHOW ___-and-tell (4) Universal Jan 15, 2026
3% ATACK Sharp as __ (5) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
3% CHIDE Tell off (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 23, 2025
3% NEPHEW Niece's sibling (6)
3% CLIENTELE Customers tell niece off (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 30, 2022
2% YIPE Sharp cry (4) TV Feb 1, 2026
2% BNATURAL Five-sharp scale non-sharp (8) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
2% SWAT Sharp slap (4) Commuter Jan 31, 2026
2% ACERBIC Sharp, bitter (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 31, 2026

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