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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TANTRUM Tense worker perhaps has strange pet (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 27, 2018
3% INTERN Summer worker, perhaps (6) Universal Jan 8, 2026
3% THRUM Tense hour with strange drone (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
2% PECULIAR Strange (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jan 31, 2026
2% NEWT Terrarium pet (4) LA Times Daily Jan 31, 2026
2% TRACE Outline tense competition (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 31, 2026
2% CAT Pet that meows (3) USA Today Jan 30, 2026
2% ITSODD "How strange …" (6) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
2% LAP Pet perch (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 28, 2026
2% EDGY Anxious, tense (4) The Times Concise Jan 27, 2026

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