Tempted Greek character loses tan from bone (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TALUS Tempted Greek character loses tan from bone (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 25, 2024
6% ENTICE Tempt (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 24, 2025
6% OSSA Bones - Greek mountain (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Dec 11, 2025
6% PHI Greek character (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 4, 2025
6% LURE Tempt (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 5, 2025
5% RIB Bone in a cage (3) Commuter Jan 8, 2026
5% OMICRON About to embrace very small Greek character (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 7, 2026
5% HAMMER Bone of the ear (6) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
5% ULNA Forearm bone (4) USA Today Jan 7, 2026
5% PALER Less tanned (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026

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