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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STIFFEN Tense up seeing nurse cradling pet (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 3, 2016
3% LULLABY Cradle tune (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 8, 2025
2% DRAMATIC Tense and exciting (8) The Times Concise Dec 15, 2025
2% SIPON Nurse, as a drink (5) Universal Dec 13, 2025
2% WET Kind of nurse or suit (3) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
2% VET Pet doc (3) Universal Dec 4, 2025
2% STEW Nurse a grudge, say (4) LA Times Daily Dec 3, 2025
2% NEUTERS Fixes, as a pet (7) Commuter Dec 1, 2025
2% UPTIGHT Angry, in an excited state and tense (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
2% ATHENS European city seen as the cradle of Western civilisation (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 30, 2025

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