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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STALLING The Police's leader admitting everyone is playing for time (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 27, 2024
6% STALL Play for time (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 15, 2025
6% MALLET London police gets everyone an implement (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
5% NICHE Not for everyone (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2025
5% ALL Everyone (3) Newsday Dec 2, 2025
5% INDUCTED Admitted as a member (8) Eugene Sheffer Dec 2, 2025
5% TRIO The Police, for example (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
5% CALL Caught everyone in ring (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
5% TASER Arm of the police department (5) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
5% COPS Police officers (4) (4) Puzzler Nov 30, 2025

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