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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMMET The setter turned and encountered a tourist (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 22, 2017
3% MET Encountered (3) USA Today Jan 10, 2026
3% MEET Encounter (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 6, 2026
3% GLOBETROTTERS Tourists (13) The Telegraph Quick Jan 5, 2026
3% IRISH ___ setter (5) USA Today Dec 26, 2025
3% MEETS Encounters (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 8, 2025
3% LOCALS Not tourists (6) TV Nov 16, 2025
2% BALI Indonesian tourist area (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 13, 2026
2% OUT ___ and about (like a tourist, say) (3)
2% TEMPEST Revolutionary encountered annoyance in storm (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 11, 2026

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