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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAUT Tense and unusually tight, initially (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 24, 2025
6% PAST Kind of tense? (4) Universal Nov 29, 2025
6% STINGY Tight (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Nov 25, 2025
6% SQUEEZE Tight fit (7) New York Times Nov 23, 2025
6% HUDDLES Tight formations (7) New York Times Nov 23, 2025
6% ODD Unusual (3) Commuter Nov 19, 2025
6% NORMAL Not unusual (6) Commuter Nov 17, 2025
6% COIL Tight ringlet (4) Commuter Nov 10, 2025
6% LOOSE Not tight (5) The Atlantic Oct 27, 2025
6% BEARHUG Tight embrace (7) USA Today Oct 26, 2025

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